Hodges' Harbrace Handbook

by John C. Hodges, Suzanne Strobeck Webb, Robert Keith Miller

For over sixty years, this classic, grammar-driven handbook has taught millions of students the best way to write and revise their papers.

A compact yet comprehensive guide, Hodges' Harbrace Handbook, Fourteenth Edition, offers practical, well-organized, and easily accessible advice for writers. Specific examples throughout the book demonstrate the principles of writing that are applicable to both course work and professional tasks, and frequent cross-referencex establish how these principles inform each other.

The fourteenth edition is a complete revision of the thirteenth. While recognizably the same book that generations of writers have come to trust, the handbook is now easier to use and understand.

Genres: Reference, Writing, Nonfiction, Language, Education, Textbooks

896 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1941

Reviews

[Scott McCord · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think I love this for sentimental reasons. The old pop proudly gave me my copy at the beginning of college and it felt then like keeping high school English on my desk. Eventually, studying German made this reference book somehow even better.

[Bill Tillman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bought new 1977

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been working on a writing project that I started during NaNoWriMo and I've finally reached the point of editing. I tried a few other "punctuation for adults" kind of books, but wound up digging this one out storage. I have the 11th edition that I've held on to since high school and, at last, I know why.

Because this book breaks down the basic punctuation marks, writing techniques, and logistics of editing into easy to read chapters that are simple to understand. It answered all of my questions and I'm thrilled that I've kept it around for the last 20 years. If you have a chance to get a copy: DO.

[J.R. Fitzgerald · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bunch a grammar and writing and technical writing information is intertwined within this book.

This book is a great companion at your fingertips for any writer: journalist, fiction, and non-fiction, or personal and professional writing.

It will take some time to read through it, in chunks, of course. But clearing the time to read it is well worth it.

J.R. Fitzgerald

[Daniel]

...a compact yet comprehensibe guide for writers. Its approach is practical, its advice is clearly and concisely stated, and its purpose is to help students become more effective writers.

[Allan · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you've got questions about standard usage of language, well you'll need something like this.

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[JP · Rating 3 out of 5]

A concise reference, though not as compact as it would be without hundreds of exercises. It's written as a system for writing, proofreading, and assessing.

[Kyrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The only place, outside of French class, where I learned any grammar.