Defining The World
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Defining the World
Author | : Henry Hitchings |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2006-10-17 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780312426200 |
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Brilliantly entertaining and enlightening, this volume tells the story of Samuel Johnson's endeavor to create an authoritative English dictionary. Hitchings describes Johnson's adventure--his ambition and vision, his moments of despair, the mistakes he made along the way, and his ultimate triumph.
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