How to Write Powerful Prose
An essay by the author of 'Style'
Published on 30. April 2012
32 pages
978-0-85719-246-2 (ISBN)
Description
Writing correct prose is one thing - writing powerful, persuasive prose quite another.
F. L. Lucas, fellow of King's College, Cambridge and veteran of the Enigma team at Bletchley Park, wrote one of the 20th century's bestselling books on this second kind of writing.
Lost for forty years, its dazzling and amusing advice is now back in print - and this eBook brings readers his brilliant essay on the same subject.
A superbly condensed guide to the art of writing well, this eBook is the perfect introduction to the secrets of unforgettable English.
More details
Person
F. 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."
Content
About the Author
How to Write Powerful Prose
Style: The Art of Writing Well
Praise for Style
