The Elements of Style - William Strunk Jr

The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. is the original edition of a long-established guide to American English usage and composition. This paperback reprints the Harcourt and Brace, New York, 1920 edition.

Key details

• Author: William Strunk Jr
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 64
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 28 July 2005
• ISBN: 9780486447988

Synopsis

First published in 1918, this concise manual sets out the core requirements of proper American English style, with particular attention to rules of composition that are frequently broken. Strunk opens with fundamentals of usage, offering clear guidance on punctuation and grammar before moving to principles of composition supported by practical examples.

Alongside advice on sentence construction, the book addresses diction, syntax, and common errors in word choice, expressions, and spelling, with an emphasis on clarity and the removal of redundancy. Suitable for students and writers who want a compact reference for established conventions of American English.

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