Style & Substance: A quick reference guide to punctuation using the wisdom of the ages for examples

What is an English professor to do? The essay portion is no longer required on SAT tests, and many incoming freshmen are woefully unprepared to write on the college level. Even those force-fed literature in high school lack an appreciation of the value of careful writing. Here, in an inexpensive introduction to writing with style, students can learn the rudiments of writing—punctuation—while being captivated by examples drawn from the wisdom of the ages. This manual represents an economical way to draw students into the beauty of the written word while teaching them the fundamentals of careful writing.