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By 1700, France and Italy already had dictionaries of their own, and it became a matter of national pride that England should rival them. This is the story of Dr Johnson's attempt to define each and every word.Henry Hitchings is the author of 'Dr. Johnson's Dictionary: The Extraordinary Story of the Book That Defined the World', published 2005 under ISBN 9780719566318 and ISBN 0719566312.
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