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Author:Joseph Emerson Worcester

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Joseph Emerson Worcester
(1784–1865)

American lexicographer

Joseph Emerson Worcester

Works

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  • A Geographical Dictionary, or Universal Gazetteer, Ancient and Modern (1817, enlarged 1823)
  • A Gazetteer of the United States (1818)
  • Elements of Geography, Ancient and Modern (1819)
  • Sketches of the Earth and its Inhabitants (1823)
  • Elements of History, Ancient and Modern, accompanied by an Historical Atlas (1826)
  • Epitome of History (reissue of above, 1827)
  • Outlines of Scripture Geography (1828)
  • Johnson's Dictionary, as improved by Todd and abridged by Chalmers, with Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary combined, to which is added Walker's Key (1828)
  • A Comprehensive Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary of the English Language with Pronouncing Vocabularies (1830)
  • A Universal and Critical Dictionary of the English Language (1846)
  • A Gross Literary Fraud exposed; relating to the Publication of Worcester's Dictionary in London: Together with Three Appendixes; Including the Answer of S. Converse to an Attack on him by Messrs. G. & C. Merriam (1854)
  • A Dictionary of the English Language (1860)
  • An Elementary Dictionary for the Common Schools with Pronouncing Vocabularies of Classical Scripture and Modern Geographical Names
  • An Elementary Dictionary of the English Language
  • A Primary Dictionary of the English Language


Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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