The practical stylist with readings

by Sheridan Baker

The Practical Stylist with Readings and Handbook has served for many years as a comprehensive guide to and model of solid, eloquent, and persuasive writing. This version of the text retains the finest features of the previous edition, while also including several exciting new readings from contemporary writers, expanded coverage of using electronic resources in research and writing, and an updated brief handbook of grammar, punctuation, and usage.

Genres: Writing, Reference

430 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Sheridan Baker is Professor Emeritus of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan. He is the author of many works, including The Harper Handbook to Literature, Ernest Hemingway: An Introduction and Interpretation, The Complete Stylist, The Essayist, and The Practical Stylist. He is co-author of The Written Word and The Practical Imagination. He is currently at work on two volumes for the Wesleyan University Press's Works of Fielding.

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Reviews

[Anita · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little dated? My favorite quote:
"Try an on-line computer search. Searching the Internet or World Wide Web (WWW) can frustrate and consume time--probably too much time" (403)
Love the essay on Wizard of Oz