Samuel Johnson's insults : a compendium of his finest snubs, slights and effronteries
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-17842005
Book
Samuel Johnson's famous dictionary of 1755 contained some of the ripest insults in the English language and, in this book, Jack Lynch has compiled more than 300 of the curmudgeonly lexicographer's mightiest barbs.
Main title:
Samuel Johnson's insults : a compendium of his finest snubs, slights and effronteries / edited by Jack Lynch.
Imprint:
London : Atlantic, 2005.
Collation:
136 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Walker, 2004.Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-130).
ISBN:
9781843543763 (hbk)
Dewey class:
828.602
Local class:
828JOH
Language:
English
BRN:
4135