Clear and Simple as the Truth: Writing Classic Prose 9781400887354

Table of contents :
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CLEAR AND SIMPLE AS THE TRUTH
ONE: PRINCIPLES OF CLASSIC STYLE
TWO: THE MUSEUM
THREE: FURTHER READINGS IN CLASSIC PROSE
NOTES
INDEX

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