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A Dictionary of the English Language: an Anthology
Taschenbuch von Samuel Johnson
Sprache: Englisch

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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 Brontës 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.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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 Brontës 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.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Über den Autor
Samuel Johnson
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Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Sachliteratur
Thema: Deutsche Wörterbücher & Regelwerke
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780141441573
ISBN-10: 0141441577
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Johnson, Samuel
Redaktion: Crystal, David
Hersteller: Penguin Books Ltd
Maße: 197 x 131 x 31 mm
Von/Mit: Samuel Johnson
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.11.2006
Gewicht: 0,481 kg
Artikel-ID: 102144650
Über den Autor
Samuel Johnson
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Sachliteratur
Thema: Deutsche Wörterbücher & Regelwerke
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780141441573
ISBN-10: 0141441577
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Johnson, Samuel
Redaktion: Crystal, David
Hersteller: Penguin Books Ltd
Maße: 197 x 131 x 31 mm
Von/Mit: Samuel Johnson
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.11.2006
Gewicht: 0,481 kg
Artikel-ID: 102144650
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