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ISBN: 9781848542099 - The Language Wars The Language Wars
Henry Hitchings

ISBN10: 1848542097  ISBN13: 9781848542099
Publisher: John Murray General Publishing Division John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 01 Sep 2011
What really is correctness? Why do people care so much about it? What is at stake in the quarrel about good and bad usage? The English language is a battlefield. Since the age of Shakespeare, arguments over correct usage have been acrimonious... More

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ISBN: 9780719564550 - The Secret Life of Words The Secret Life of Words
Henry Hitchings

ISBN10: 0719564557  ISBN13: 9780719564550
Publisher: John Murray General Publishing Division John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 02 Apr 2009
Journey into the history of English and discover how words have been absorbed into our language to make it what it is today Communication is essential to our lives, but how often do we stop to think about where the words we use have come from? More

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ISBN: 9780719566325 - Dr.Johnson's Dictionary Dr.Johnson's Dictionary
Henry Hitchings

ISBN10: 0719566320  ISBN13: 9780719566325
Publisher: John Murray General Publishing Division John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 10 Apr 2006
Journey into the history of English and discover how words have entered our language to make it what it is today. Communication is essential to our lives, but how often do we stop to think about where the words we use have come from? More

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ISBN: 9781848546653 - Sorry! Sorry!
Henry Hitchings

ISBN10: 1848546653  ISBN13: 9781848546653
Publisher: John Murray General Publishing Division John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 17 Jan 2013
Manners: the quintessential business of being English. Most of us know a bit about what passes for good manners - holding doors open; sending thank-you cards; absolutely no elbows on the table. And we definitely notice bad manners when we see them. More

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ISBN: 9781848546646 - Sorry! Sorry!
Henry Hitchings

ISBN10: 1848546645  ISBN13: 9781848546646
Publisher: John Murray General Publishing Division John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 17 Jan 2013
Manners: the quintessential business of being English. Most of us know a bit about what passes for good manners - holding doors open; sending thank-you cards; absolutely no elbows on the table. And we definitely notice bad manners when we see them. More

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ISBN: 9781848542082 - The Language Wars The Language Wars
Henry Hitchings

ISBN10: 1848542089  ISBN13: 9781848542082
Publisher: John Murray General Publishing Division John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 03 Feb 2011
What really is correctness? Why do people care so much about it? What is at stake in the quarrel about good and bad usage? The English language is a battlefield. Since the age of Shakespeare, arguments over correct usage have been acrimonious... More

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ISBN: 9781848540095 - How to Really Talk About Books You Haven't Read How to Really Talk About Books You Haven't Read
Henry Hitchings

ISBN10: 1848540094  ISBN13: 9781848540095
Publisher: John Murray General Publishing Division John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 02 Oct 2008
A survivor's guide to literary bluffing Ever wondered how some people seem to have an opinion on every book ever published? Nowadays, there are so many books: how can anyone be well read anymore? Well, help is at hand. Let Henry Hitchings educate... More

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ISBN: 9780230614277 - Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson
Christopher Hibbert, Henry Hitchings

ISBN10: 0230614272  ISBN13: 9780230614277
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 19 Jun 2009
Christopher Hibbert draws on every known contemporary source to provide a minutely detailed look at the fascinating writer Samuel Johnson. Using facts and anecdotes, Hibbert delivers intimate glimpses into Johnson's time as a schoolboy... More

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ISBN: 9781848540194 - Who's Afraid of Jane Austen? Who's Afraid of Jane Austen?
Henry Hitchings

ISBN10: 1848540191  ISBN13: 9781848540194
Publisher: John Murray General Publishing Division John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 03 Sep 2009
A survivor's guide to literary bluffing Ever wondered how some people seem to have an opinion on every book ever published? Nowadays, there are so many books: how can anyone be well read anymore? Well, help is at hand. Let Henry Hitchings educate... More

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ISBN: 9780719566318 - Dr. Johnson's Dictionary Dr. Johnson's Dictionary
Henry Hitchings

ISBN10: 0719566312  ISBN13: 9780719566318
Publisher: John Murray General Publishing Division John Murray Publishers Ltd
Edition: illustrated edition
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 11 Apr 2005
The brilliant story of how Dr Johnson suceeded in writing the first great English dictionary. By 1700, France and Italy already had dictionaries of their own, and it became a matter of national pride that England should rival them. Dr Johnson rose... More