{"product_id":"style-the-art-of-writing-well-paperback","title":"Style: The art of writing well - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eF. L. Lucas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoseph Epstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*4th edition with a new foreword by Joseph Epstein (Harriman Classics)* \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLost for almost forty years, Style has acquired the status of a legend. Loved by some of the greatest modern authors and acclaimed by critics, this guide to recognising and writing stylish prose was written by a Cambridge don and veteran of Bletchley Park. Imbued with a lifetime of wit and wisdom, it retains its power today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriting forcefully and persuasively has never mattered so much - and Style is the perfect guide for the busy, the ambitious, and the creative. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith unique authority and good humour, F. L. Lucas takes us through his ten points of effective prose style and provides a tour of some of the best (and worst) that has been written in a number of languages and literatures. Wry, perceptive and rich in quotation and anecdote, the book reads like a personal conversation on the art of writing well - with a master of the art.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eF. L. Lucas (1894-1967), Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, was a distinguished scholar known for his studies of the classics as well as of English literature. The Sunday Times wrote that \"Lucas has distinguished himself in more than thirty volumes as a poet, a novelist, a translator, a biographer, a critic and an editor. He is entitled to write about style because he writes with style.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45610863722540,"sku":"9780857198785","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/style-the-art-of-writing-well-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}