The Elements of Style

William Strunk, Jr.'s classic book on writing and the proper use of the English language should be required reading for every English student.

". . . a marvellous and timeless little book . . . Here, succinctly, elegantly and without fuss are the essentials of writing clear, correct English." -John Clare, The Telegraph

"I used Strunk-that's what we called it, Strunk-as a student at Berkeley fifty years ago. I didn't know that it was new, and that we were the first generation to be educated in The Elements of Style. I got a firm foundation in the English language, learned to write basically, and could depict the realistic world. Then I was able to become an impressionist and expressionist." -Maxine Hong Kingston

"I first read The Elements of Style during the summer before I went off to Exeter, and I still direct my students at Harvard to their definition about the difference between 'that' and 'which.' It is the Bible for good, clear writing." -Henry Louis Gates, Jr.