Description
| Product ID: | 9781609807337 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | The Reader Over Your Shoulder |
| Subtitle: | A Handbook for Writers of English Prose |
| Authors: | Author: Alan Hodge, Robert Graves |
| Page Count: | 290 |
| Subjects: | Writing and editing guides, Writing & editing guides, Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, Language learning: writing skills, Language teaching and learning material and coursework, Grammar & vocabulary, Writing skills, ELT dictionaries & reference, English |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An indispensable guide for writers of English prose from Robert Graves. First published in 1947, The Reader Over Your Shoulder remains required reading for anyone who wants to write more clearly and artfully. Here editor Alan Hodge and author Robert Graves tells the reader to write as if ''a crowd of prospective readers were looking over their shoulder'', anticipating possible questions and criticisms. They identifies the most common blunders writers make and lay out 41 principles showing how to avoid them. Their insights are as fresh as they were 70 years ago, and indispensable to writers of English prose. |
| Imprint Name: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Publisher Name: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-01-09 |
