Portrait of Joseph Devlin

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Joseph Devlin

An early twentieth-century lexicographer and practical language author whose handbook connected grammar, rhetoric and everyday self-instruction.

Life and context

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  1. 1910

    How to Speak and Write Correctly published.

Recurring concerns

Themes and style

  • grammar
  • usage
  • rhetoric
  • self-education

Direct explanation, compact examples and prescriptive rules designed for independent learners.

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Works by Joseph Devlin

1 work in the Linden collection.

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