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Willard R. Espy

Born

in The United States

December 11, 1910

Died

February 20, 1999

Website

http://www.espyfoundation.org/

Genre

Poetry

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Willard Richardson Espy was a U.S. editor, philologist, writer, and poet.

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Average rating: 3.92 · 241 ratings · 39 reviews · 31 distinct works

	Almanac of Words at Play 4.06 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1975 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of An Almanac of Words at Play by Willard R. Espy, Paul Dickson (Introduction), John M. Morse (Preface) 4.04 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Game of Words 3.70 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1971 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oysterville: Roads to Grandpa's Village 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1977 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Children's Almanac of Words at Play 4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1982 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Thou Improper, Thou Uncommon Noun 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1978 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Garden of Eloquence: A Rhetorical Bestiary by Willard R. Espy, Teresa Peekema Allen (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1983 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Another Almanac of Words at Play really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Words at Play: Palindromes, Riddles, Malapropisms, and Other Wonderful Word Games 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1972	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Words Gotten Out 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1989 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“When you write, you can hide behind your words. When you talk, you are up front, like the clown in the midway booth; and passersby can bean you with a ball.”
― Willard R. Espy, Say it My Way: Ho

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