Mervin James Curl’s Expository Writing is a textbook devoted to the writing of clear explanation and argument. It treats the methods of exposition — definition, analysis, comparison, and the organization of ideas — that underlie essays, reports, and factual prose.
Designed for students, the book combines principles with illustrative models and exercises. It is a useful guide to the disciplined, logical writing that lies at the heart of journalism, scholarship, and professional communication. This edition is a clean, public-domain text prepared for comfortable reading. Download the free EPUB of this classic text on expository composition.