The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
by:
Mark Forsyth (author)
Signed by Mark Forsyth without dedication
Signed by Mark Forsyth without dedication
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781848316218 (1848316216)
Publish date: November 7th 2013
Publisher: Icon Books
Pages no: 205
Edition language: English
Marvelous! For a writer like me, without a formal writing education and largely self-taught, this book is a must. It talks about the rules of rhetoric – the rules for creating a memorable phrase. A writer must follow those rules, those rigid formulas, if she wants her writing to sound good, to invok...
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Witty, wonderful and well worth a read.