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1) The professor and the madman: a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary

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Winchester, Simon

Language

English

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Looks at the making of the Oxford English dictionary.

2) Defining the world: the extraordinary story of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary

Author

Hitchings, Henry

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

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3) Samuel Johnson's dictionary: selections from the 1755 work that defined the English language

Author

Johnson, Samuel

Publisher

Walker & Co

Pub. Date

2003.

Language

English

4) The lexicographer's dilemma: the evolution of "proper" English, from Shakespeare to South Park

Author

Lynch, Jack

Publisher

Walker & Co

Pub. Date

2009.

Language

English

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1) The professor and the madman: a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary

2) Defining the world: the extraordinary story of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary

3) Samuel Johnson's dictionary: selections from the 1755 work that defined the English language

4) The lexicographer's dilemma: the evolution of "proper" English, from Shakespeare to South Park

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