A Dictionary of the English Language: An Anthology
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Book Overview
Surprising, colorful, and long-forgotten entries from the most famous dictionary in the history of the English language Samuel Johnson's best-known work, A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), is the most influential and idiosyncratic lexicon ever written and was used by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, the Bront s and the Brownings, Thomas Hardy and Oscar Wilde. This anthology includes 4,000 of the most representative,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0141441577
ISBN13:9780141441573
Release Date:October 2007
Publisher:Penguin Group
Length:704 Pages
Weight:1.08 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.2" x 7.8"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
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Interesting Read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I bought this as a graduation present for my best friend and spent some time just thumbing through this book. It is definitely an interesting read; especially with the origins of each entry.
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