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Peter Mark Roget: The Man Who Became a Book

Every day, thousands of people worldwide consult Roget’s Thesaurus. How many stop to consider why that endlessly useful reference book is so called? How many know anything about the man behind it? Nick Rennison’s biography reveals the full story of Roget’s involvement with the great issues and the great personalities of the 19th century and recounts the forgotten life behind one of the most famous of all reference books.

4 in stock

9781904048640 , , ,
Weight 0.282 kg
Dimensions 192 × 132 × 20 mm
ISBN

9781904048640

Cover

Hardback

Publication Year

2007

Publisher

Pocket Essentials