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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition Paperback - 1999

by Strunk Jr., William; White, E. B

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The classic manual for writing is now in its fourth edition. A new Foreword by Roger Angell reminds readers that the advice of Strunk and White is as valuable today as when it was first offered. A new glossary of the grammatical terms used in the book provides a convenient reference for readers.

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New York: Pearson, 1999. Very good paperback. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.
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  • Title The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
  • Author Strunk Jr., William; White, E. B
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 4th edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Pearson, New York
  • Date 1999
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 210605-D10
  • ISBN 9780205309023 / 020530902X
  • Weight 0.2 lbs (0.09 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.1 x 4.5 x 0.3 in (18.03 x 11.43 x 0.76 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Report writing, English language - Style
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99016419
  • Dewey Decimal Code 808.042

Summary

A fundamental resource for writers, editors, and students that delves into matters of grammar and style, this is most trusted source since 1959 for anyone who desires a concise guide to the essentials of effective writing. he Elements of Style is an American English writing style guide in numerous editions. The original was composed by William Strunk Jr. in 1918, and published by Harcourt in 1920, comprising eight “elementary rules of usage”, ten “elementary principles of composition”, “a few matters of form”, a list of 49 “words and expressions commonly misused”, and a list of 57 “words often misspelled”. E. B. White greatly enlarged and revised the book for publication by Macmillan in 1959. That was the first edition of the so-called Strunk & White, which Time named in 2011 as one of the 100 best and most influential books written in English since 1923.

From the publisher

You know the authors’ names. You recognize the title. You’ve probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style, the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. A new Foreword by Roger Angell reminds readers that the advice of Strunk & White is as valuable today as when it was first offered.This book’s unique tone, wit and charm have conveyed the principles of English style to millions of readers. Use the fourth edition of “the little book” to make a big impact with writing.

From the rear cover

Some acclaim for previous editions:

"Buy it, study it, enjoy it. It's as timeless as a book can be in our age of volubility."
-- The New York Times

"No book in shorter space, with fewer words, will help any writer more than this persistent little volume."
-- The Boston Globe

"White is one of the best stylists and most lucid minds in this country. What he says and his way of saying it are equally rewarding."
-- The Wall Street Journal

"The book remains a nonpareil: direct, correct, and delightful."
-- The New Yorker

". . . Should be the daily companion of anyone who writes for a living, and for that matter, anyone who writes at all."
-- Greensboro (N.C.) Daily News

"This excellent book, which should go off to college with every freshman, is recognized as the best book of its kind we have."
-- St. Paul Dispatch - Pioneer Press

"It's hard to imagine an engineer or a manager who doesn't need to express himself in English prose as part of his job. It's also hard to imagine a writer who will not be improved by a liberal application of The Elements of Style."
-- Telephone Engineer & Management

Media reviews

Citations

  • People Weekly, 10/08/2007, Page 55

About the author

William Strunk, Jr. first used his own book, The Elements of Style, in 1919 for his English 8 course at Cornell University. The book was published in 1935 by Oliver Strunk.

E. B. White was a student in Professor Strunk's class at Cornell, and used "the little book" for himself. Commissioned by Macmillan to revise Strunk's book, White edited the 1959 and 1972 editions of The Elements of Style.

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