A Dictionary of the English Language: an Anthology Mystery delighting in the many fascinating

delighting in the many fascinating quirks of his own personality

Release Date: 09-01-1995

London: Edward Arnold

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A Dictionary of the English Language: an Anthology Mystery delighting in the many fascinatingAuthor: Johnson, Samuel Brand: Penguin Color: Purple Edition: Reprint Binding: Paperback Number Of Pages: 704 Release Date: 30 10 2007 Part Number: 9780141441573 Details: 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