A New Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, with Synonymes and Copious Tables Exhibiting the Pronunciation of Ancient and Modern Biographical and Geographical Names, Scripture Proper Names, Christian Names, Mythological Personages, Abbreviatio…

687, [1] pp. Thumb-indexed, profusely illustrated. A contemporary of Noah Webster, Joseph Emerson Worcester was a lexicographer who also worked on Webster's Dictionary, but published several dictionaries and other reference works as well. He and Webster engaged in what are now known as The Dictionary Wars, in which Webster slung accusations of plagiarism, while Worcester maintained that his work was his own.