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A Dictionary Of The English Language
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Author : Samuel Johnson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1755
A Dictionary Of The English Language written by Samuel Johnson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1755 with DICTIONARIES. English categories.
Defining The World
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Author : Henry Hitchings
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2006-10-17
Defining The World written by Henry Hitchings and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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.
Dr Johnson S Dictionary
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Author : Henry Hitchings
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-02-16
Dr Johnson S Dictionary written by Henry Hitchings and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-16 with History categories.
By 1700, France and Italy already had dictionaries of their own, and it became a matter of national pride that England should rival them. Dr Johnson rose to the challenge, turning over the garret of his London home to the creation of his Dictionary. He imagined it would take three years. Eight years later it was finally published, full of idiosyncrasies, but complete nevertheless. It would become the most important British cultural monument of the eighteenth century. This is the story of Johnson's attempt to define each and every word. In wonderfully engaging chapters, Hitchings describes Johnson's adventure - his ambition and vision, his moments of despair, the mistakes he made along the way and his ultimate triumph.
Samuel Johnson S Dictionary
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Author : Jack W. Lynch, II
language : en
Publisher: Walker
Release Date : 2004-03-01
Samuel Johnson S Dictionary written by Jack W. Lynch, II and has been published by Walker this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-01 with Reference categories.
Two volumes thick and 2,300 pages long, Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary, published in 1755, marked a milestone in a language in desperate need of standards. No English dictionary before it had devoted so much space to everyday words, been so thorough in its definitions, or illustrated usage by quoting from Shakespeare and other great writers. Johnson’s Dictionary would define the language for the next 150 years, until the arrival of the Oxford English Dictionary. Johnson’s was the dictionary used by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, Wordsworth and Coleridge, the Brontës and the Brownings, Thomas Hardy and Oscar Wilde. Modern dictionaries owe much to Johnson’s work. This new edition, created by Levenger Press, contains more than 3,100 selections from the original, including etymology, definitions, and illustrative passages in their original spelling. Bristling with quotations, the Dictionary offers memorable passages on subjects ranging from books and critics to dreams and ethics. It also features three new indexes created out of entries in this edition: words found in Shakespeare’s works, words from other great literary works, and piquant terms used in eighteenth-century discussions of such topics as law, medicine, and the sexes. Finally, Johnson’s “Plan of a Dictionary of the English Language,” seldom seen in print, which he wrote eight years before the Dictionary, is reproduced in its entirety. For those who appreciate literature, interpret the law, and love language, this a browser’s delight—an encyclopedia of the age and a dictionary for the ages.
Dr Johnson S Dictionary
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Author : Henry Hitchings
language : en
Publisher: John Murray Publishers
Release Date : 2005
Dr Johnson S Dictionary written by Henry Hitchings and has been published by John Murray Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Dictionaries categories.
One man. 42,773 entries. The brilliant story of how Dr Johnson succeded in writing the first great English Dictionary By 1700, France and Italy already had dictionaries of their own, and it became a matter of national pride that England should rival them. Dr Johnson rose to the challenge, turning over the garret of his London home to the creation of his Dictionary. He imagined it would take three years. Eight years later it was finally published, full of idiosyncrasies, but complete nevertheless. It would become the most important British cultural monument of the eighteenth century. This is the story of Johnson's attempt to define each and every word. In wonderfully engaging chapters, Hitchings describes Johnson's adventure - his ambition and vision, his moments of despair, the mistakes he made along the way and his ultimate triumph.
Johnson S Dictionary
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Author : Samuel Johnson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1820
Johnson S Dictionary written by Samuel Johnson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1820 with categories.
A Dictionary Of The English Language
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Author : Samuel Johnson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1818
A Dictionary Of The English Language written by Samuel Johnson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1818 with English language categories.
Johnson S Dictionary
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Author : Samuel Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Johnson S Dictionary written by Samuel Johnson and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Reference categories.
Written virtually single-handedly by a revered dean of English letters, Johnson's Dictionary first appeared in 1755 and it served as the standard dictionary for more than 150 years. This modern version reduces the original 2,300 pages of definitions to a more manageable length, and features many entries that can no longer be found in most modern dictionaries.
Johnson S Dictionary
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Author : Samuel Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Allen Lane
Release Date : 2005
Johnson S Dictionary written by Samuel Johnson and has been published by Allen Lane this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with English language categories.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary, published in 1755, marked a milestone in a language in desperate need of standards. No English dictionary before it had devoted so much space to everyday words, been so thorough in its definitions, or illustrated usage by quoting from Shakespeare and other great writers. Johnson's was the dictionary used by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, Wordsworth and Coleridge, the Brontes and the Brownings, Thomas Hardy and Oscar Wilde. This new edition, edited by David Crystal, will contain a selection from the original, offering memorable passages on subjects ranging from books and critics to dreams and ethics.
A Dictionary Of The English Language Illustrated
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Author : Samuel Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-12-29
A Dictionary Of The English Language Illustrated written by Samuel Johnson and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-29 with categories.
Samuel Johnson, often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and committed Tory, and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history" After nine years of work, Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language was published in 1755. It had a far-reaching effect on Modern English and has been described as "one of the greatest single achievements of scholarship." This work brought Johnson popularity and success. Until the completion of the Oxford English Dictionary 150 years later, Johnson's was viewed as the pre-eminent British dictionary. His later works included essays, an influential annotated edition of William Shakespeare's plays, and the widely read tale Rasselas. In 1763, he befriended James Boswell, with whom he later travelled to Scotland; Johnson described their travels in A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. Towards the end of his life, he produced the massive and influential Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, a collection of biographies and evaluations of 17th- and 18th-century poets.