Defining the World: The Extraordinary Story of Dr Johnson's Dictionary
Brilliantly entertaining and enlightening, this volume tells the story of Samuel Johnson's endeavor to create an authoritative English dictionary. Hitchings describes Johnson's adventure--his ambition and vision, his moments of despair, the mistakes he made along the way, and his ultimate triumph.
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Brilliantly entertaining and enlightening, this volume tells the story of Samuel Johnson's endeavor to create an authoritative English dictionary. Hitchings describes Johnson's adventure--his ambition and vision, his moments of despair, the mistakes he made along the way, and his ultimate triumph.
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A book of value to an eighteenth century student in literature and society. It avoids successfully the re-re-telling of Dr Johnson's biography but manages at the same time to give the reader an insight into the great lexicographer's humanity.
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