TrackChapterLength
0100 - I. Introductory4:49
0201 - II. Elementary Rules of Usage: Rules 1 - 412:07
0302 - II. Elementary Rules of Usage: Rules 5 - 810:07
0403 - III. Elementary Principles of Composition: Rules 9 - 1014:10
0504 - III. Elementary Principles of Composition: Rules 11 - 1311:30
0605 - III. Elementary Principles of Composition: Rules 14 - 1612:35
0706 - III. Elementary Principles of Composition: Rules 17 - 187:32
0807 - IV. A Few Matters of Form6:41
0908 - V. Words and Expressions Commonly Misused: all right to most12:55
1009 - V. Words and Expressions Commonly Misused: nature to would10:27
1110 - VI. Spelling6:43

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Running Time: 1 hours 50 minutes
Read by: Nicholas James Bridgewater
Book Coordinator:  Nicholas James Bridgewater
Meta Coordinator: Bart de Leeuw
Proof Listener: mim@can

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The Elements of Style is a guide to writing American English written in 1918 by Cornell University English professor William Strunk, Jr. for use in the university.  It was published by Harcourt in 1920 and became an indispensable tool for writers of all stripes.  It consists of “eight ‘elementary rules of usage’, ten ‘elementary principles of composition’, ’a few matters of form’, a list of 49 ‘words and expressions commonly misused’, and a list of 57 ‘words often misspelled’. “  Originally a short 52-page manual, it was eventually revised by New Yorker writer E. B. White, who had studied under Strunk,  used the manual, and wrote a feature on Strunk and his dedication to lucid English prose.  The revised edition, often referred to as “Strunk & White”, sold over two million copies on release in 1959 and has sold over ten million copies in three editions.  This audiobook is a reading of the original 1920 edition.  Perhaps the highest praise came from American poet Dorothy Parker once proclaimed, "If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers the second-greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first-greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy."  (Quotations from Wikipedia)


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EAN - DVD case 0683422134326
EAN - CD jacket 0682550991221
Media MP3 CD
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Author William Strunk, Jr. (1869 – 1946)
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Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
Length 1 hour and 50 minutes
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