A Dictionary of the English Language: an Anthology (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2006
First published:	November 2007
Authors:	Samuel Johnson
Editors:	David Crystal
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	650
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-144157-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Dictionaries > General
LSN:	0-14-144157-7
Barcode:	9780141441573

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