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Dr Johnson's Dictionary - The Extraordinary Story of the Book that Defined the World (Broché)

Name: Dr Johnson's Dictionary
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Author: Henry Hitchings
ISBN: 9780719566325

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Henry Hitchings

John Murray
Paru le : 01/01/2006

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This is the story of the first great dictionary of the English language. It is also the story of an heroic ordeal. For Dr Johnson's attempt to define each end every word was an extraordinary undertaking. In this brilliant book Henry Hitchings describes Johnson's adventure -his ambition, his moments of despair, the mistakes he made along the way and his ultimate triumph.

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Date de parution : 01/01/2006
Editeur : John Murray
ISBN : 0-7195-6632-0
EAN : 9780719566325
Présentation : Broché
Poids : 0.205 Kg
Dimensions : 13,0 cm × 20,0 cm × 1,8 cm

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Biographie de Henry Hitchings

Henry Hitschings was born in 1974. Educated at the Universities of Oxford and London, he wrote his doctoral thesis on Samuel Johnson. He has contributed to many newspaper and magazines. Dr Johnson's Dictionary is his first book.