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The King's English
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  • Published: 29 July 2011
  • ISBN: 9780141194318
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $29.99
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The King's English

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29 Aug 2011
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Amis's acerbic guide to the use and abuse of the English language, part of a new series of reissues of his work in Penguin Modern Classics

The King's English is Kingsley Amis's authoritative and witty guide to the use and abuse of the English language. A scourge of illiteracy and a thorn in the side of pretension, Amis provides indispensable advice about the linguistic blunders and barbarities that lie in wait for us, from danglers, four-letter words to jargon and even Welsh rarebit. If you have ever wondered whether it's acceptable to start a sentence with 'and', to boldly split an infinitive, or to cross your sevens in the French style, Amis has the answer - or a trenchant opinion. By turns reflective, acerbic and provocative, The King's English is for anyone who cares about how the English language is used.
  • Published: 29 July 2011
  • ISBN: 9780141194318
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $29.99
Categories:

About the author

Kingsley Amis

Kingsley Amis was born in south London in 1922 and was educated at the City of London School and St John's College, Oxford. After the publication of Lucky Jim in 1954, Kingsley Amis wrote over twenty novels, including The Alteration, winner of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, The Old Devils, winner of the Booker Prize in 1986, and The Biographer's Moustache, which was to be his last book. He also wrote on politics, education, language, films, television, restaurants and drink. Kingsley Amis was awarded the CBE in 1981 and received a knighthood in 1990. He died in October 1995.

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Praise for The King's English

A terrific book ... learned, robust, aggressive, extremely funny

Sebastian Faulks