The Elements of Style, E.B. White
The Elements of Style, E.B. White
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The Elements of Style

Author: E.B. White, William Strunk

Narrator: Frank McCourt

Unabridged: 4 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/18/2008

Categories: Nonfiction, Education


Synopsis

The Elements of Style has long been a valued and beloved resource for all writers. Hailed for its directness and clever insight, this unorthodox textbook was born from a professor's love for the written word and perfected years later by one of his students-famed author E.B. White. Ever since its first publication in 1959, writers have turned to this book for its wise and accessible advice. "The work remains a nonpareil: direct, correct, and delightful."-New Yorker

Reviews

Lisa of Troy Takes on Two Prestigious Literary Heavyweights Round One Ding! Ding! When I was in high school, my Spanish teacher frightened me to the point where I wouldn’t speak. It was one of those situations where you internally plead, “Please don’t call on me. Please don’t call on me.” Of course, di......more

Goodreads review by Robin

Yes. This is a very good book for anyone who wants to write anything. Of course, you can break any rule when you are writing. But I believe that is more effective when you know the rule you are breaking, and you know why you are breaking it. No matter if you are writing a high school book report or......more

Goodreads review by Patrick

I remember, my Freshman year, sitting in the Music Building lounge waiting for my next class when Maryanne came crashing in, with an appropriate amount of chaos, announcing to all “Oh crap, I can’t find my Strunk and White.” Everyone else in the room apparently knew what she was talking about, but I......more

There must be some structure to language. We must agree on some aspects of it, and creating rules and definitions around those mutual agreements helps to foster intelligibility throughout the language. Likewise, this agreement to abide by these rules means that we can teach communication. This does n......more

Goodreads review by David

In her charming essay, "Insert a Carrot", Anne Fadiman describes a trait shared by everyone in her family - a heightened sensitivity to the flaws in other people's writing. The Fadimans all belong to that tribe whose members cannot read without simultaneously copy-editing. When dining out, they amus......more