Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language
Author | : Samuel Johnson |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2022-09-15 |
ISBN-10 | : EAN:8596547307440 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Download or read book Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language written by Samuel Johnson and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Dictionary of the English Language, sometimes published as Johnson's Dictionary, was published on 15 April 1755 and written by Samuel Johnson. It is among the most influential dictionaries in the history of the English language. According to Walter Jackson Bate, the Dictionary "easily ranks as one of the greatest single achievements of scholarship, and probably the greatest ever performed by one individual who labored under anything like the disadvantages in a comparable length of time".