Search results for “Henry Hitchings”

Communication is essential to our lives, but how often do we stop to think about where the words we use have come from? Have you ever thought about...

By 1700, France and Italy already had dictionaries of their own, and it became a matter of national pride that England should rival them. Dr Johnso...

Review His sense of place is unerring, his details exact, felicitous, often rising to the luminosity of poetry - whether he is writing of coral re...

Review Inviting, adj., is given two senses by the OED: that which invites or gives invitation, and attractive, alluring, or tempting. Although thi...

Review Engaging, informative, and fascinating! Rebecca Lee's book is a whole education, drawn from her long experience of making books better. -- ...