The Elements of Style
Strunk's best-known and most accessible work, and the foundation of his literary reputation.
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William Strunk Jr. Books in Order
William Strunk Jr. (1869–1946) was an American professor of English who taught at Cornell University for forty-six years. He wrote The Elements of Style, first published for his students in 1918, and English Metres, a study of poetic meter. He also edited scholarly and school editions of works by Shakespeare, John Dryden, James Fenimore Cooper, and others.
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- The Elements of Style
nonfiction · 1918
- English Metres
nonfiction · 1922