Anyone who wishes to become a good writer should endeavor, before he allows himself to be tempted by the more showy qualities, to be direct, simple, brief, vigorous, and lucid.
H.W.
Fowler
Fowler
H.W. Fowler
Title: H.W. Fowler
Author: Fowler, H.W
Works
The King’s English, 2nd ed.
This reference work has remained a standard resource—serving generations of students and writers with common-sense rules of style and grammar.