Thomas S. Kane (1) (1925–2011)

Author of The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing

For other authors named Thomas S. Kane, see the disambiguation page.

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Works by Thomas S. Kane

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The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing (2000) 721 copies, 4 reviews

Writing Prose: Techniques and Purposes (1969) 76 copies

The Short Story and the Reader: Discovering Narrative Techniques (1975) 15 copies

A practical rhetoric of expository prose (1966) 5 copies

Oxford Guide to Wriitng - Instructors Manual (1983) 2 copies

Some suggestions for using The short story and the reader, discovering narrative techniques 1 copy

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Canonical name: Kane, Thomas S.
Birthdate: 1925-09-17
Date of death: 2011-10-27
Gender: male
Occupations: English professor emeritus
Organizations: University of Connecticut
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Kittery Point, Maine, USA
Associated Place (for map): Maine, USA

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sphinx 130 reviews

The Oxford Essential Guide to Critical Writing (Essential Resource Library) (Essential Resource Library) by Thomas S. Kane

Pros: extremely useful writing guide; clear, concise with useful examples; comprehensive
Cons: should have more of the same

Jun 19, 20083 other reviews

RDGlibrary 79 reviews

The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing (Essential Resource Library) by Thomas S. Kane

I highly recommend this work for writers with any level of experience.

Mar 1, 20243 other reviews

Tutter 973 reviews

New Oxford Guide to Writing by Thomas S. Kane

Many books on writing tell you how to think more creatively, how to conjure up an idea from scratch. Many, once you have an idea, show you how to express it clearly and elegantly. And many handbooks offer reliable advice on the use of commas, semicolons, and so forth. But The New Oxford Guide to Writing does all three, so that no matter where you find yourself in the writing process--from the daunting look of a blank page, to the rough draft that...

Feb 6, 20153 other reviews

pszolovits 2,567 reviews

The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing (Essential Resource Library) by Thomas S. Kane

Feb 3, 20213 other reviews