The Elements of Style (Recorded Books Edition)

By: William Strunk Jr., E. B. White

Narrated by: Frank McCourt

The Elements of Style has long been a valued and beloved resource for all writers. Hailed for its directness and clever insight, this unorthodox textbook was born from a professor's love for the written word and perfected years later by one of his students: famed author E. B. White. Ever since its first publication in 1959, writers have turned to this book for its wise and accessible advice.©1995 William Strunk (P)2007 Recorded Books

Critic reviews

"The work remains a nonpareil: direct, correct, and delightful." ( The New Yorker)

I liked the narrator

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I might have the edit a little cleaner (though, I spend a lot of time editing narration myself, so, this is a nit pick). It's a dry subject, treated with dry wit by the authors and delivered in a voice that reminded me of my grandfather, a retired judge. If anything, I'd have a higher quality audio file.

Did The Elements of Style (Recorded Books Edition) inspire you to do anything?

Mostly, so far, it's inspired me to be incredibly self conscious of what I've written here. :)

Any additional comments?

I read reviews that complained bout McCourt's narration. I heard some spots where breaths were poorly edited, but this is not McCourt's fault. I liked his narration. The way he announced each section title reminded me of my grandfather, I could see the look on his face and his finger in the air. It brought back a lot of a great memories, and was comfortable for me. I thought he did a great job at conveying William Strunk's dry wit.

A necessity for all writers. if you're a writer.

Loved it. if you're a writer, you must get this. trust me. it's worth it

The Elements of Style

Every writers knows this is a "must-read" book, but I found the narration a bit odd and distracting. But overall it was well done.

Read, ReRead & Read Again

Literally, Read, ReRead & Read Again is the opportunity and my practice with this classic informer.

With every fresh read, I either learn at a new depth or application possibility or with a clarifying a’ha!

It is my most valued and dependable Audible friend.

Very Useful

Following it's own advice, The Elements of Style is written with clearness and brevity. Made up of both rules for your prose as well as the reasons to follow them. A very good listen, but also a reference to return to over and over.