Selections from The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.

The following is the 1920 edition of the famous writing text The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr., which is in the public domain. This version is retrieved from Project Gutenberg under the Project Gutenberg License. More information about the Project Gutenberg License can be found here (as can the Project Gutenberg’s version of the text): https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37134/37134-h/37134-h.htm

The Elements of Style has been perhaps the most influential style guide in modern English, while while some of its advice is outdated, such as the spelling of tomorrow as to-morrow (updated in more recent copyrighted editions), much of it remains relevant and foundational, especially the points on composition. Indeed, Strunk’s points on writing style were so influential that are considered by many to be grammatical rules.