Thirty Days to Better English
by Norman Lewis
Thirty Days to Better English is a guide to English usage by the American grammarian Norman Lewis, first published by Doubleday in Garden City, New York, in 1965. Each of its thirty brief chapters tackles one area of grammar, usage, spelling or pronunciation, with exercises to check daily progress.
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- Doubleday, 1965
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- Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y., 1965
The first edition of Thirty Days to Better English by Norman Lewis was published in Garden City, N.Y by Doubleday in 1965. We track 1 edition.
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The first edition of Thirty Days to Better English by Norman Lewis was published in Garden City, N.Y by Doubleday in 1965.
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