The Extraordinary Story of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary</tile> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="description" content="The Extraordinary Story of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary"> <meta http-equiv="keywords" content="The,Extraordinary,Story,of,Dr,Johnsons,Dictionary"> </head> <body> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="10" height="39"> </td> <td width="99%" height="39"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="16%"><a href="http://inttranews.inttra.net"><img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/images/inttranews_grey_2.jpg" width="192" height="37" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" valign="middle"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font color="#CCCCCC" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">KNOW.<br> HOW.</font></b></font> </p> </td> <td width="34%" align="right" valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#666666">28-10-2005</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <b>The Extraordinary Story of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary</b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">California, USA (Newsday): In "Defining the World: The Extraordinary Story of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary," Henry Hitchings argues that Johnson intended his 1755 volume to be read - and not solely as a reference to be consulted casually or dispassionately. The author suggests that Johnson would have enjoyed knowing that some of the definitions in his dictionary would later provoke oaths and fisticuffs. <br> <br>For more information, please visit: <br><a href="http://www.newsday.com/features/booksmags/ny-bktop4485792oct30,0,2844643.story?coll=ny-books-mezz " target="blank">www.newsday.com/features/booksmags/ny-bktop4485792oct30,0,2844643.story?coll=ny-books-mezz </a> <br></font></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="<http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show