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#OnThisDay in history: Dr Johnson’s Dictionary was published in 1755!

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By Emily Jones   For the English Scholars, dictionary-hoarders and language-enthusiasts amongst you, you might recognise that 1755 was rather an exciting year for the English language, with Samuel Johnson’s key influence in standardising the written word as we know it today. The Dictionary of the English Language took over eight years to arrange, listing over 40,000 words. Not… Continue reading #OnThisDay in history: Dr Johnson’s Dictionary was published in 1755!

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Review! ‘Swimming with Dr Johnson and Mrs Thrale’

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Swimming with Dr Johnson and Mrs Thrale Health and exercise in Eighteenth-Century England by Julia Allen ISBN: 9780718892760 “…let yourself be pulled out of the present,… and enjoy the pleasure of lingering amidst the images and poetic thoughts provided by the characters”.   Diana Garrist, British Journal for the History of Science Issue 2, Volume… Continue reading Review! ‘Swimming with Dr Johnson and Mrs Thrale’

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Review! How Did Long John Silver Lose his Leg?

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How Did Long John Silver Lose his Leg? And Twenty-Six Other Mysteries of Children’s Literature by Dennis Butts and Peter Hunt ISBN: 9780718893101 “…Hunt and Butts are not just throwing us tit-bits of trivia with this set of studies; they are leading to some key, and very modern, issues about the place (and importance) of children’s… Continue reading Review! How Did Long John Silver Lose his Leg?