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Henry Hitchings
288 pages • first pub 2005 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780719566318
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: John Murray
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Description
A Los Angeles Times Favorite Book of the YearIn 1746, Samuel Johnson undertook the Herculean task of writing the first comprehensive English dictionary. Imagining he could complete the job in three years, Johnson in fact took more than eight, and ...
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Henry Hitchings
288 pages • first pub 2005 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780719566318
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: John Murray
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Description
A Los Angeles Times Favorite Book of the YearIn 1746, Samuel Johnson undertook the Herculean task of writing the first comprehensive English dictionary. Imagining he could complete the job in three years, Johnson in fact took more than eight, and ...