The Elements of Style - Softcover

Strunk Jr, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 194564401X ISBN 13: 9781945644016

Publisher: Innovative Eggz LLC, 1918

Synopsis

The Elements of Style is the definitive text and classic manual on the principles of English language read by millions of readers. The 18 main topics are organized under the headings, “Elementary Rules of Usage,” “Elementary Principles of Composition,” “A Few Matters of Form,” “Words and Expressions Commonly Misused,” and “Words Often Misspelled.”

Quotes on usage and composition from this book include the oft heard phrases, “Omit needless words,” and “Use the active voice.”

This is the first edition from 1918 created by Strunk alone, before Strunk’s revision and reprinting in 1920, and before the revised editions by E.B. White in 1959 and forward.

 

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Review

"...a marvellous and timeless little book... Here, succinctly, elegantly and without fuss are the essentials of writing clear, correct English."

John Clare, The Telegraph

About the Author

William Strunk Jr. (July 1, 1869 – September 26, 1946) was an American professor of English at Cornell University and author of the The Elements of Style (1918).

In 1918, Strunk privately published The Elements of Style for the use of his Cornell students, who gave it its nickname, "the little book." Strunk intended the guide "to lighten the task of instructor and student by concentrating attention ... on a few essentials, the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated." In 1935, Strunk and Edward A. Tenney revised and published the guide as The Elements and Practice of Composition (1935).

Edition details

• Publisher: Innovative Eggz LLC
• Publication date: 1918
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 194564401X
• ISBN 13: 9781945644016
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 46