{"product_id":"a-dictionary-of-the-english-language-an-anthology-9780141441573","title":"A Dictionary of the English Language: An Anthology","description":"\u003cb\u003eSurprising, colorful, and long-forgotten entries from the most famous dictionary in the history of the English language\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSamuel Johnson's best-known work, \u003ci\u003eA Dictionary of the English Language\u003c\/i\u003e (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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780141441573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.76h x 5.16w x 1.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2007 pg. 114\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Samuel Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51230703616181,"sku":"9780141441573","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f3ef5025-0066-49dd-85f3-2c7fa2736d32.jpg?v=1750169807","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-dictionary-of-the-english-language-an-anthology-9780141441573","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}