大英辞典 英文原版 A Dictionary of the English Language 英语词典辞典

Author：Samuel Johnson

Format： Paperback | 704 pages

Dimensions： 128 x 196 x 34mm | 480.82g

Publication date： 01 Nov 2007

Publisher ：Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint： PENGUIN CLASSICS

Publication City/Country ：London, United Kingdom

Language： English

ISBN13： 9780141441573

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary, published in 1755, marked a milestone in a language in desperate need of standards. No English dictionary before it had devoted so much space to everyday words, been so thorough in its definitions, or illustrated usage by quoting from Shakespeare and other great writers. Johnson's was the dictionary used by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, Wordsworth and Coleridge, the Brontes and the Brownings, Thomas Hardy and Oscar Wilde. This new edition, edited by David Crystal, will contain a selection from the original, offering memorable passages on subjects ranging from books and critics to dreams and ethics.