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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  This title in other formats:King's English: A Guide to Modern Usage
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:< div> A Parthian shot from one of the most important figures in post-war British fiction, < i> The King's English < /i> is the late Kingsley Amis's last word on the state of the language. More frolicsome than< i> Fowler's Modern Usage, < /i> lighter than the < i> Oxford English Dictionary< /i> , and brimming with the strong opinions and razor-sharp wit that made Amis so popular--and so controversial--< i> The King's English < /i> is a must for fans and language purists.< br> < /div> Synopsis:A Parthian shot from one of the most important figures in post-war British fiction, The King's English is the late Kingsley Amis's last word on the state of the language. More frolicsome than Fowler's Modern Usage, lighter than the Oxford English Dictionary, and brimming with the strong opinions and razor-sharp wit that made Amis so popular--and so controversial--The King's English is a must for fans and language purists. Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. xi-xiii) and index. About the AuthorHailed as one of the great prose stylists to appear in England since the Second World War, Kingsley Amis is the author of more than 20 novels, including Lucky Jim and the Booker-prize winning The Old Devils. Also recognized as a distinguished poet and literary critic, he died in 1995. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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