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A Dictionary of the English Language: an Anthology (Penguin Classics)

By Samuel Johnson

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A Dictionary of the English Language: an Anthology (Penguin Classics)

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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 Brontës 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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Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
704
Release Date:
2006-11-30
Publication Date:
2006-11-30
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
0141441577
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
477 g
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