The Elements of Style
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The Elements of Style is a writing style guide for American English, comprising eight "elementary rules of usage," ten "elementary principles of composition", "a few matters of form", a list of 49 "wo
First expanded edition (1959)
E. B. White
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Elwyn Brooks White was an American writer, essayist, and a contributing editor for The New Yorker magazine. He was also the author of highly popular books for children: Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web,
The Elements of Style
…misspelled". The first edition was written by William Strunk Jr. in 1918, and published by Harcourt in 1920. Thirty-five years later, the writer and editor E. B. White revised and expanded the Strunk & White style guide for publication by Macmillan Publishers in 1959; it was this edition which Time magazine recognized…
White at age 21