Samuel Johnson's Dictionary: Selections From the 1755 Work That Defined the English Language

Samuel Johnson

ISBN 10: 1929154100 / ISBN 13: 9781929154104

Published by Levenger Press January 2002, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Samuel Johnson's Dictionary: Selections From the 1755 Work That Defined the English Language
• Publisher: Levenger Press January 2002
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1929154100
• ISBN 13: 9781929154104
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used - Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Dictionary / INFO

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Synopsis

This dictionary was published in 1775 and was used by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and others of the period. This is a faithful adoption of the original. Three indexes have been added: words found in Shakespeare and other literary works and an index of piquant terms.

About the Author

Jack Lynch is a professor of English at Rutgers University and a Johnson scholar. He is the author of The Age of Elizabeth in the Age of Johnson and the editor of A Bibliography of Johnsonian Studies, 1986-1998. He also serves as joint editor of The Age of Johnson: A Scholarly Annual.