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Author:
Kendall, Joshua C., 1960-
Title:
The man who made lists : love, death, madness, and the creation of Roget's Thesaurus / Joshua Kendall.
Edition:
Berkley trade pbk. ed.
Publisher:
Berkley Books,
Copyright Date:
2009, c2008
Description:
307 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Roget, Peter Mark,--1779-1869.
Roget, Peter Mark,--1779-1869.--Thesaurus of English words and phrases.
Lexicographers--Great Britain--Biography.
Philologists--Great Britain--Biography.
Physicians--Great Britain--Biography.
English language--Lexicography.--Lexicography.
Great Britain--Biography.
Notes:
Originally published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2008. Includes index.
Summary:
A profile of the creator of Roget's Thesaurus describes his childhood fascination with list-making, a practice that was shaped by family tragedies, his run-in with Napoleon's authorities, and a productive relationship with famed physician Thomas Beddoes.
ISBN:
0425225895
9780425225899 (pbk.)
LCCN:
bl2009009580
Locations:
TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)
YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)
GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)
DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

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