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Defining the World: The Extraordinary Story of Dr Johnson's Dictionary
Defining the World The Extraordinary Story of Dr Johnson's Dictionary
Author: Henry Hitchings
Defining the World is a fascinating account of the Herculean effort undertaken by Samuel Johnson to write the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language. Imagining he could complete the job in three years, Johnson in fact took more than eight, and the dictionary itself turned out to be as much a work of literature as it was an...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312426200
ISBN-10: 0312426208
Publication Date: 10/17/2006
Pages: 304
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Picador
Book Type: Paperback
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