How To Write
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
From one of the most celebrated comic writers of the twentieth century comes a masterclass in the art of putting words on paper — How to Write by Stephen Leacock is a witty, irreverent, and surprisingly practical guide to the craft of writing. With the same sharp intelligence and dry humour that made him a literary sensation across the English-speaking world, Leacock instructs aspiring writers on everything from grammar and style to the mechanics of storytelling, all while poking gentle fun at the pretensions of literary culture. The result is a guide that is as entertaining as it is enlightening, dismantling the mystique of good writing with characteristic Canadian wit and a razor-sharp eye for human folly. Leacock, best known for his landmark work Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, brings to this volume the same satirical sensibility and keen intellect that defined his long career as both a humorist and a professor of economics at McGill University. How to Write stands as a testament to his belief that great writing is not the exclusive domain of the literary elite, but a skill available to anyone willing to observe the world honestly and speak of it plainly. Whether you are a seasoned wordsmith or a nervous beginner, this slim, charming volume will leave you wondering: if writing is this simple, why does it remain so maddeningly difficult?
Author: Stephen Leacock
Format: Hardback
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
From one of the most celebrated comic writers of the twentieth century comes a masterclass in the art of putting words on paper — How to Write by Stephen Leacock is a witty, irreverent, and surprisingly practical guide to the craft of writing. With the same sharp intelligence and dry humour that made him a literary sensation across the English-speaking world, Leacock instructs aspiring writers on everything from grammar and style to the mechanics of storytelling, all while poking gentle fun at the pretensions of literary culture. The result is a guide that is as entertaining as it is enlightening, dismantling the mystique of good writing with characteristic Canadian wit and a razor-sharp eye for human folly. Leacock, best known for his landmark work Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, brings to this volume the same satirical sensibility and keen intellect that defined his long career as both a humorist and a professor of economics at McGill University. How to Write stands as a testament to his belief that great writing is not the exclusive domain of the literary elite, but a skill available to anyone willing to observe the world honestly and speak of it plainly. Whether you are a seasoned wordsmith or a nervous beginner, this slim, charming volume will leave you wondering: if writing is this simple, why does it remain so maddeningly difficult?