Book Review: The Elements of Style
Title: The Elements of Style
Author (s): William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White
Edition: 4th
Forward by: Roger Angell
Chapters: I. Elementary Rules of Usage
II. Elementary Principles of Composition
III. A Few Matters of Form
IV. Words and Expressions Commonly Misused
V. An Approach to Style
Pages: 105 pages (including the glossary and index).
Thoughts: William Strunk Jr.’s and E.B. White’s The Elements of Style is an essential book for any English speaker and, subsequently, writer. While it is small, The Elements of Style imparts you with a lot of useful information and leaves you feeling you will become, in no time, an excellent writer. The clear explanations complement the examples and are memorable because of the wit that the book employs throughout its pages. A reader of this book will encounter grammatical phrases and terminology, and I recommend that you make an effort to learn what those terms mean so you can get the most out of this excellent guide to style.
The chapters that I found most useful are chapter 1, Elementary Rules of Usage, Chapter IV, Words and Expressions Commonly Misused, and Chapter V, An Approach to Style.