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Dr Johnson's Dictionary:

The Extraordinary Story of the Book that Defined the World
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John Murray, 2005 - Literary Criticism - 278 pages

Journey into the history of English and discover how words have entered our language to make it what it is today.

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Dr Johnson's Dictionary by Henry Hitchings - Times Online
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BBC - Staffordshire - Dr Johnson's Dictionary
The Dictionary of the English Language - BBC Staffordshire pays tribute to the achievement of Doctor Samuel Johnson
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PAPERBACKS; Dr Johnson's Dictionary By Henry Hitchings
Byline: Christopher Hirst It is remarkable that the life and work of an 18th-century lexicographer - "a harmless drudge" in his own words - continue
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As Henry Hitchings details in his terrific book, Dr Johnson's Dictionary: The Extraordinary Story of the Book that Defined the World, he was big and ...
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the Literary Saloon at the complete review - 1 - 10 April 2005 Archive
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About the author (2005)

Henry Hitchings was born in 1974. Educated at the universities of Oxford and London, he is the author of Dr Johnson's Dictionary and has contributed to many newspapers and magazines.

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