Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1234
Book Description
A Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1234
Book Description
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 870
Book Description
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher: Pantheon
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
A Dictionary of the English Language
Author: JohnsonJohnson's Dictionary
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486168131
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Written virtually single-handedly over a seven-year period by a revered dean of English letters, Johnson’s Dictionary first appeared in 1755. A remarkable monument to the vigor and variety of our language and to the genius of its author, it served as the standard dictionary for more than 150 years and formed the basis for all subsequent English dictionaries. This modern version reduces the original 2,300 pages of definitions and literary examples to a more manageable length, retaining the verbal pleasure and historical curiosity of the original. It features many entries that can no longer be found in most modern dictionaries, with intriguing definitions and examples of usage in the literature of Johnson’s time.
A Dictionary of the English Language in which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals, and Illustrated in Their Different Significations by Examples from the Best Writers, to which are Prefixed, a History of the Language and an English Grammar
Author: Samuel JohnsonPreface to a Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781511931311
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
"Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language" from Samuel Johnson. English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer (1709-1784).
Defining the World
Author: Henry HitchingsPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312426200
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
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.
The 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time
Author: Robert McCrumPublisher:
ISBN: 9781903385838
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Beginning in 1611 with the King James Bible and ending in 2014 with Elizabeth Kolbert's 'The Sixth Extinction', this extraordinary voyage through the written treasures of our culture examines universally-acclaimed classics such as Pepys' 'Diaries', Charles Darwin's 'The Origin of Species', Stephen Hawking's 'A Brief History of Time' and a whole host of additional works --
Samuel Johnson's Insults
Author: Jack LynchPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802719341
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Lackbrain, oysterwench, wantwit, clotpoll--Samuel Johnson's famous dictionary of 1755 contained some of the ripest insults in the English language. In Samuel Johnson's Insults, Jack Lynch has compiled more than 300 of the curmudgeonly lexicographer's mightiest barbs, along with definitions only the master himself could elucidate. Word lovers will delight in flexing their linguistic muscles with devilishly descriptive vituperations that pack a wicked punch. Many of these zingers have long lain dormant. Some have even come close to extinction. Now they're back in all their prickly glory, ready to be relished once more.