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This digital document is an article from American Scholar, published by Phi Beta Kappa Society on March 22, 1998. The length of the article is 3740 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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This digital document is an article from American Scholar, published by Phi Beta Kappa Society on March 22, 1998. The length of the article is 3740 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The process of learning to become a careful writer is described. Undergraduate tutoring and studying rhetorical models at Oxford University in England, the influence of grammar books, and the effects of literary journalism on personal writing style are recounted. Learning to write is a lifelong apprenticeship.

Citation Details
Title: Lightning and the lightning bug: the craft of the essay.
Author: Ved Mehta
Publication: American Scholar (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1998
Publisher: Phi Beta Kappa Society
Volume: v67 Issue: n2 Page: p81(8)

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