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Subject:Re: Harbrace book From:Michael Lewis <lewism -at- BRANDLE -dot- COM -dot- AU> Date:Fri, 23 Jan 1998 09:50:19 +1100
Paul Carr wrote:
>
> I recently posted a query about a good grammar book. The majority of
> folk suggested the Harbrace College Handbook, 13th ed.
>
> I ordered that, but what I received from Harcourt Brace was the "Hodges'
> Harbrace Handbook." Is this in fact the book recommended to me, or is it
> a bold impostor?
It's the right one. "Harbrace" is a sub-imprint of Harcourt Brace
Jovanovitch; Hodges and Whitton were the authors. Like other long-lived
books that go through multiple editions, it undergoes minor changes of
name. Check out the publishing history in the front matter -- that
should make the picture clearer.
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Michael Lewis
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