“The Philosophy of Style,” explored a growing trend of formalist approaches to writing. Highly focused on the proper placement and ordering of the par...
Showing Curious ways in which the English Language may be made to convey Ideas or obscure them. A collection of unintentionally humorous uses of the E...
The Columbian Orator is a collection of political essays, poems, and dialogues collected and written by Caleb Bingham. Published in 1797, it includes...
Osmun arranges usage problems alphabetically and treats certain areas in greater detail as he sees fit. For example, his first entry is A-AN (articles...
Cratylus is the name of a dialogue by Plato. Most modern scholars agree that it was written mostly during Plato's so-called middle period. In the dial...
The American Language; An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States, first published in 1919, is H. L. Mencken's book about the Eng...
I address myself to the man or woman of talent—those people who have writing ability, but who need instruction in the manipulation of characters, the...
The Technique of the Mystery Story is a complete practical guide for writing detective and mystery stories. The guide is useful reference for writing...
The Douay Rheims New Testament, published in 1582, is a translation of St Jerome's Latin Vulgate which dates from the fourth century. It influenced pr...
One of the earliest works of this Italian philosopher and literary critic, Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic marks the beginni...
Schopenhauer is considered to be one of the most influential philosophers of all times. Many of his ideas and quotes have been quoted largely and have...
In the Path of the Alphabet invites you to embark on a mesmerizing journey where words wield untold power and secrets of the past are unveiled through...
