A fourth edition published in 1999 includes a new introduction written by White's stepson, Roger Angell.
White made minor changes for a second edition published in 1972 and further additions and updates for the third edition, published in 1979. To supplement his other additions and revisions, White added a fifth chapter, "An Approach to Style." White's New Yorker article about Strunk was revised to serve as an introduction. (Strunk died in 1946.) This first published edition of The Elements of Style came out in 1959 and credited Strunk and White as coauthors. The article led Macmillan publishers to ask White to revise Strunk's original book for general publication. White, who many years later wrote an article about Strunk for the New Yorker magazine. In 1935, Strunk issued a revised edition, titled The Elements and Practice of Composition, with Edward A. wrote The Elements of Style as a guide for his students at Cornell University and had it printed privately in 1918.
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