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A Dictionary of the English Language: An Anthology
Contributor(s): Johnson, Samuel (Author), Crystal, David (Introduction by)

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 ISBN: 0141441577     ISBN-13: 9780141441573
Publisher: Penguin Group
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Published: November 2007
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Annotation: Surprising, colorful, and long-forgotten entries from the most famous dictionary in the history of the English language
Samuel Johnsons best-known work, "A Dictionary of the English Language" (1755), is the most influential and idiosyncratic lexicon ever written and was used by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, the Bronts and the Brownings, Thomas Hardy and Oscar Wilde. This anthology includes 4,000 of the most representative, entertaining, and historically fascinating entries, covering subjects from fashion to food, science to sex, and given in full with original spelling and examples of usage from Shakespeare to Milton.

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BISAC Categories:
- Reference | Dictionaries
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Literacy
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
Dewey: 423
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Series: Penguin Classics
Physical Information: 1.21" H x 5.16" W x 7.76" L (1.06 lbs) 704 pages
Features: Price on Product
Review Citations: Booklist 08/01/2007 pg. 114
 
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Surprising, colorful, and long-forgotten entries from the most famous dictionary in the history of the English language

Samuel Johnson's best-known work, A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), is the most influential and idiosyncratic lexicon ever written and was used by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, the Bront s and the Brownings, Thomas Hardy and Oscar Wilde. This anthology includes 4,000 of the most representative, entertaining, and historically fascinating entries, covering subjects from fashion to food, science to sex, and given in full with original spelling and examples of usage from Shakespeare to Milton.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
 
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