Lucid, Vigorous and Brief

Written by a socialist journalist, this book explains how to write English clearly and communicate thoughts to readers. It advises on the best choice of words, suggests how to fit words together to construct clear and varied sentences and paragraphs, and recommends punctuation that willl help make meaning clear and unambiguous. It gives practical advice on the planning and construction of articles, news stories, and other pieces of writing. Examples are included of bad, unclear, and careless writing, many of them by well-known writers.