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    A Grammar of the English Language (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): In a Series of Letters

    By William Cobbett

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    William Cobbett’s lessons on grammar, punctuation, and everything pertaining to writing well are conveyed in an intriguing form; namely, in letters to his son James Paul Cobbett. Cobbett’s work cannot be properly understood outside of the context of his career; the grammar lessons found here are put in the service of expressing his political ideas.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBarnes & Noble
    Release dateApr 5, 2011
    ISBN9781411448827
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      I must say, I could not finish this book. It was dreadful. Its pedantic tone and wordiness (in the extreme) became annoying almost immediately. Even for a book about grammar written in the 19th century, this book is so florid and takes so long to get to the point, any usefulness that might be buried within, is lost. I'm sure this author was a wealth of information. Too bad he couldn't communicate it without boring the reader to death.