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As the first great English dictionary, Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language is recognised as an English landmark. The heroic effort of the work's creation is enshrined in English literary mythology. However, details pertaining to Johnson's long years of work on his Dictionary are very scarce. With the recent discovery of manuscript materials, including hundreds of unpublished revisions, Reddick describes the creation of the Dictionary. He also contributes to the biographical information about Johnson during these 'middle' years, and analyses the political and theological aspects of the work, attempting to determine how we 'read' Johnson’s Dictionary.Reddick, Allen is the author of 'Making of Johnson's Dictionary 1746-1773', published 1990 under ISBN 9780521361606 and ISBN 0521361605.
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