GOOD WRITING A MODERN RHETORIC

IN making this book, we have kept in view one main purpose: to aid the student who is learning to speak and write acceptably. In order to accomplish this purpose, we have provided material for the study of those princi­ples of composition which our experience as teachers has led us to believe are essential for his guidance. Our desire to present a practical treatment of the subject has not, however, persuaded us to refrain from discussing at con­siderable length the theory of effective expr...