Name: Defining the World
SKU: 1813820
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Author: Henry Hitchings
ISBN: 9780312426200

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Publisher

Picador

Author

Henry Hitchings

Year

2006

Language

English

Pages

292

Format

Paperback

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ISBN

0312426208

ISBN13

9780312426200

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Synopsis "Defining the World "

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 the dictionary itself turned out to be as much a work of literature as it was an invaluable reference. In alphabetized chapters, from "Adventurous" to "Zootomy," Henry Hitchings tells of Johnson's toil and triumph and offers a closer look at the definitions themselves, which were alive with invention, poetry, erudition, and, at times, hilarious imprecision. The story of Johnson's adventure into the essence of words is an entertainment that "sparkles on every page" (The Philadelphia Inquirer).

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