A Dictionary of Modern English Usage

Fowler, H.W.

Published by OUP, London, 1926

About this Item

Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1926. First Edition, First Printing with 1926 date on title page with no later printings noted on copyright page. Condition Fair/Good. No inscriptions or markings, general wear, no jacket. Boards and spine have edge wear and bumping/crushing at extremeties, fading to spine, and some marking/staining. Very slight outward curving of front board. Some splitting at gutter between front pastedown and FFEP resulting in a slight loosening of the binding. Page block edges are tanned/soiled, upper edge is darkened. Page block contents are clean, clear and bright. This book is considered the pre-eminent style guide to British English usage, pronunciation and writing. Colloquially referred to as Fowler's Usage, which became the standard for other style guides to writing in English. Immensely influential, this first edition remains in print to this day. "No book had more influence on twentieth-century writers of English than Henry Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage. It rapidly became the standard work of reference for the correct use of English in terms of choice of words, grammar, and style. Much loved for his firm opinions, passion, and dry humor, Fowler has stood the test of time and is still considered by many to be the best arbiter of good practice."- Foreword to the World Classic Edition. After almost a century Fowler's monumental Modern English Usage remains the standard work in the genre. "With no trace of pedantry, with a constant sense that language is a living growth, and with inimitable wit and humour, Fowler compiled this complete guide to good sense and good taste in the choice of words. It was an entirely new kind of 'dictionary,' concerned as it is with the meaning of the words, the analysis of idioms, only as a part of the discipline of their proper use. For the best part of a century, H.W. Fowler has been the supreme lawgiver for English usage." - Printing and the Mind of Man. "Fowler's major work, planned with his brother, was A Dictionary of Modern English Usage(1926). It is an alphabetical listing of points of grammar,syntax, style, pronunciation, and punctuation. The depth, style, and humour of the work have made it a classic of English philology."- Encyclopedia Britannica. Seller Inventory # 203437

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Dictionary of Modern English Usage

Publisher: OUP, London

Publication Date: 1926

Binding: Hardback

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition