The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric

by Sherwin Cody

This classic volume from American education icon, Sherwin Cody, is among the most essential books ever written on the subject of improving general written and spoken the English language. Cody cites works from the greats of writing and diplomacy including Stephen Crane, Charles Dickens and Abraham Lincoln and employs these examples as a means of teaching the reader supreme English skill.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Writing

252 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 30, 2011

About the author

Alpheus Sherwin Cody was an American writer and entrepreneur who developed a long-running home-study course in speaking and writing and a signature series of advertisements asking “Do You Make These Mistakes in English?” A critic of traditional English education, Cody advocated colloquial style and grammar.