Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: 150th Anniversary Edition |
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Peter Roget
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Pages: 1296 (Hardcover)
Editor: George W. Davidson
ISBN: 0141004428
Pub: Penguin Books Ltd
Pub date: 2002-07-04
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7150
Reader Reviews:
ýOne of English languageýs greatest achievementsý (36/38 people found this helpful)
It is rare to encounter such a well considered and helpful reference work. The thesaurus is based on the work of Peter Roget's original 1852 manuscript and is structured by six classes of word meanings which are later cross referenced in the index. This arrangement is useful for exploring ideas and is a great pleasure to use. The 150th Anniversary Edition includes new modern vocabulary and several interesting essays explaining the history, purpose and ideas behind the book. This item comes highly recommended as an excellent desk reference.
Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and phrases (64/67 people found this helpful)
This book is extremely useful to all - students, scholars and for general family use. It is easy to use and the thumb indexed edition is especially helpful for speeding up your search. I would recommend this book to anyone who does English or Journalism, or for anyone simply wishing to improve their range of vocabulary. This is the best thesaurus I have come across.
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