books.google.com.au - A Los Angeles Times Favorite Book of the Year In 1746, Samuel Johnson undertook the Herculean task of writing the first comprehensive English dictionary. Imagining he could complete the job in three years, Johnson in fact took more than eight, and the dictionary itself turned out to be as much a work...http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Defining_the_World.html?id=0RyQEwv4VgwC&q=Hester+Thrale&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareDefining the World
