''Warriner's English Grammar and Composition'' is a series of textbooks on

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by John E. Warriner, consisting initially of six books targeted at grades 6 through 12, in numerous editions, with publication beginning in 1946 and a 7th book added in 1959.Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. 1959, 1963, 1965 (and beyond; based on a hard copy of the 1965 edition) Last revised in 1981, the series was still in print at the time of Warriner's death in 1987. Publisher

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described it as "one of the best selling series in textbook publishing history", with over 30 million copies sold. Books of the series have been published in

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editions.

History

John E. Warriner (c. 1907–1987) earned a Bachelor's in English in 1930 from the

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, followed by a

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from Harvard. He then taught at the New Jersey State Teachers College, and later Garden City High School. In 1942 or 1943, Warriner was approached by a publisher's sales representative about revising a grammar book dating from 1898. Warriner instead began writing chapters for a new book, which was published by

Harcourt Brace Harcourt () was an American publishing firm with a long history of publishing fiction and nonfiction for adults and children. The company was last based in San Diego, California, with editorial/sales/marketing/rights offices in New York City a ...

as ''Warriner's Handbook of English'', aimed at grades 9 and 10. This book was followed by a volume aimed at 11th and 12th graders. By 1956, the series had grown to six books, with a seventh added in 1959, spanning grades 6 through 12. Warriner retired from teaching in 1962, and spent the following years working at Harcourt's offices a few days a week, and traveling to promote the series. He last revised the series in 1981.

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