The Right Word : Roget and His Thesaurus
Bryant, Jennifer
The Right Word : Roget and His Thesaurus Roget and his thesaurus Jen Bryant, Melissa Sweet. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
The story of "shy young Peter Mark Roget, [for whom] books were the best companions--and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and turned it to organizing ideas and finding exactly the right word to express just what he thought. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time"--Amazon.com.
9780802853851 (hbk.) 0802853854 (hbk.)
2013044348
Roget, Peter Mark, 1779-1869 --Juvenile literature.
Roget, Peter Mark, 1779-1869 Thesaurus of English words and phrases --Juvenile literature.
Roget, Peter Mark, 1779-1869
Roget, Peter Mark, 1779-1869 Thesaurus of English words and phrases
Lexicographers--Great Britain--Biography
Philologists--Great Britain--Biography
Lexicographers.
Philologists
CT788.R534 / B79 2014
409.2
The Right Word : Roget and His Thesaurus Roget and his thesaurus Jen Bryant, Melissa Sweet. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
The story of "shy young Peter Mark Roget, [for whom] books were the best companions--and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and turned it to organizing ideas and finding exactly the right word to express just what he thought. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time"--Amazon.com.
9780802853851 (hbk.) 0802853854 (hbk.)
2013044348
Roget, Peter Mark, 1779-1869 --Juvenile literature.
Roget, Peter Mark, 1779-1869 Thesaurus of English words and phrases --Juvenile literature.
Roget, Peter Mark, 1779-1869
Roget, Peter Mark, 1779-1869 Thesaurus of English words and phrases
Lexicographers--Great Britain--Biography
Philologists--Great Britain--Biography
Lexicographers.
Philologists
CT788.R534 / B79 2014
409.2