Preparation of typescripts Article length should be discussed in advance with the Editor. Copy should be printed double line-spaced on A4 paper, with ample margins; indent the start of each paragraph. There should be no double spacing between sentences. Pages should be numbered consecutively throughout in the right hand top corner. The copy should indicate the total number of words in the text. Spelling and capitals: the spelling of the Concise Oxford Dictionary should be followed. Capitals should be used for the initial letters of British institutions, for titles and dignities when used specifically, and for the avoidance of ambiguity. Quotations in the text should be in single quotation marks (double for quotes within quotes); longer quotations (of more than about forty words) should be separated from the preceding and following lines of text by increased space, but no quotation marks. Italics are to be used for the titles of printed books and periodicals, for single words or short phrases in foreign languages; roman type will be used for longer foreign quotations, for the titles of manuscripts and articles, and for certain Latin words and abbreviations which have passed into common usage (with the exception of et al. and passim). Dates take the form: 16 August 1645; 1727-29; 54 BC; AD 367; from 1625 to 1639; the 1860s. Other numerical spans, such as page references, take the form: 105-07; 114-19; and 123-27. Numbers up to 100 are to be in words, except for statistical series, percentages or human ages. For general matters of style, see MHRA Style Guide (Modern Humanities Research Association, 2002), obtainable from Maney Publishing, Hudson Road, Leeds LS9 7DL,UK, price £5.00 including postage. Authors should also refer to recent past issues of The Walpole Society or to the Editor for more specific points of style. next>> 1 2 3 4 5 <<back Download Text in pdf Format