CUP to reissue venerable grammar guide

Cambridge University Press (CUP) is issuing the fourth edition of the multimillion-selling Essential Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy to mark the book’s 25th anniversary (April, £20). First published in 1990, the book is the elementary companion to Murphy’s intermediate guide, English Grammar in Use, which was first published in 1985. Since Nielsen BookScan records began in 1998, the two titles have been worth £9.4m to UK booksellers across various editions. CUP’s records, via Cognos software, record sales of more than 30 million copies worldwide.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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