The Elements of Style (First Edition) - Softcover

Strunk Jr., William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781397066 ISBN 13: 9781781397060

Publisher: Benediction Classics, 2016

Synopsis

William Strunk published The Elements of Style in 1918 "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." Since then, this "forty-three-page summation of the case for cleanliness, accuracy, and brevity in the use of English" has done just that, and has become essential reading at the start of term for the well-prepared student.

About this title

About the Author

William Strunk, Jr. (1869-1946) was professor of English at Cornell University. He wrote The Elements of Style back in 1918. He attended meetings of The Manuscript Club, which was "an informal Saturday-night gathering of students and professors interested in writing." There he met E.B. White, who would later revise and expand The Elements of Style and propel it to bestseller status.

Edition details

• Publisher: Benediction Classics
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1781397066
• ISBN 13: 9781781397060
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 48