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Plan and Preface to a Dictionary of English
| Content Provider | Librivox |
|---|---|
| Author | Johnson, Samuel |
| Abstract | The published dictionary was a huge book: with pages nearly 1½ feet tall and 20 inches wide, it contained 42,773 words; it also sold for the huge price of £4/10s. ($400?). It would be years before "Johnson's Dictionary", as it came to be known, would ever turn a profit; authors' royalities being unknown at that time, Johnson, once his contract to deliver the book was fulfilled, received no further monies connected to the book. Johnson, once again a freelance writer, albeit now a famous one, faced a grim hand-to-mouth existence; however, in July 1762 the twenty-four year old King George III granted Johnson an annual pension of £300. While not making Johnson rich, it allowed him a modest yet comfortable independence for the remaining thirty years of his life. (Summary from Wikipedia). |
| Related Links | http://www.archive.org/details/plan_and_preface_to_a_dictionary_librivox http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5430 |
| File Size | 69632 |
| Language | English |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | reference nonfiction |
| Content Type | Audio |
| Resource Type | Audiobook |
