Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (also known as Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace and Style: Toward Clarity and Grace) is a book by Joseph M. Williams (1933–2008). Williams was a professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago. The author says "it is good to write clearly, and anyone can". About the book The book was first published in 1981. The book has since gone through numerous editions and has become a popular text for writing classes. This book is based on a course, "The Little Red Schoolhouse," that Williams taught for many years at Chicago. Content Front Matter Preface Part One: Style as Choice Lesson One: Understanding Style Lesson Two: Correctness Part Two: Clarity Lesson Three: Actions Lesson Four: Characters Lesson Five: Cohesion and Coherence Lesson Six: Emphasis Part Three: Grace Lesson Seven: Concision Lesson Eight: Shape Lesson Nine: Elegance Part Four: Form Lesson Ten: Motivating Coherence Lesson Eleven: Global Coherence Part Five: Ethics Lesson Twelve: The Ethics of Style Back Matter Appendix: Punctuation Glossary Suggested Answers Acknowledgments Index Editions in print Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace. 9th Edition. New York: Pearson Longman (2007) (paper) Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace. 2nd Edition (2006) (paper) Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (1995) (paper) Earlier editions Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace. Glenview, Ill.: Scott, Foresman (1981, 1985, 1989), New York: HarperCollins (1989, 1994), New York: Longman (1997, 2000, 2003), Toronto: Longman (2005), New York: Pearson Longman (2005) Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace. New York: Longman (2003) Style: Toward Clarity and Grace. Chicago: University of Chicago Press (1990) with two chapters coauthored by Gregory G. Colomb Translations Korean: 스타일 레슨: 명확하고 아름다운 영어 글쓰기: (2018) Chinese: 英文寫作的魅力: 十大經典準則: 人人都能寫出清晰又優雅的文章: (2014) On-line reviews Review of Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (1990) by J. Bradford DeLong Review of Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (1990) by Susan Stepney Notes External links Style: Toward Clarity and Grace at UoCP Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity & Grace, 1st. ed., at Amazon Four steps to better writing, a handout prepared by Paul Dudenhefer based on Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace 2007 non-fiction books Style guides for American English