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A painting of Abraham Lincoln against a yellow background
Lincoln, Abraham


How cool is this? The Elements of Style Illustrated is a sublimely odd idea: take a classic reference book about the English language and insert totally unnecessary (but utterly delightful) illustrations. I think that perhaps only this sort of nonlinear thinking could have improved a writers' guidebook. Browse through it in a bookstore if you get the chance.

Date: 2005-12-02 04:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knobody.livejournal.com
i heard about that on npr one morning. was thinking on getting it, as i don't actually have a copy yet.

story at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4985137

You know...

Date: 2005-12-05 08:03 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
It's funny but you and Abe look rather alike...

Bryony

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