Save 14%! This 2-book set includes The Making of English, a compact culmination of a philological life that uses nontechnical terms to explain the links between English and other tongues, and The Elements of Style, the book that generations of writers have relied upon for timeless advice on grammar, diction, syntax, and other essentials.
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The Making of English by Henry Bradley Deeply educational yet not overwhelming, this compact culmination of a philological life uses nontechnical terms to explain the links between English and other tongues — Greek, Latin, German, Spanish, and French.