
Produced by Karl Hagen, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks,
THE REV. A. L. MAYHEW
PREFACE TO THE TWENTIETH EDITION.
A. L. MAYHEW.
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
LECTURE I. INTRODUCTORY LECTURE - LECTURE II. ON THE POETRY IN WORDS - LECTURE III. ON THE MORALITY IN WORDS - LECTURE IV. ON THE HISTORY IN WORDS - LECTURE V. ON THE RISE OF NEW WORDS - LECTURE VI. ON THE DISTINCTION OF WORDS - LECTURE VII. THE SCHOOLMASTER'S USE OF WORDS - INDEX OF WORDS - ON THE STUDY OF WORDS - INTRODUCTORY LECTURE.
Language
en
Duration
~8 hours (495K characters)
Release date
2004-09-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1807–1886
A churchman with a deep love of language, this 19th-century scholar helped shape how English speakers think about words, meaning, and history. Alongside his religious work, he wrote poetry, biblical studies, and influential books on the English language.
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