Title: Joseph Emerson Worcester : a distinguished and gracious New England lexicographer /
Authors: Higgins, Matthew.
Publisher: Duncross Books,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Worcester, Joseph E.; Webster, Noah,; Encyclopedias and dictionaries History and criticism; Lexicography History; Lexicographers United States Biography; Educators United States Biography; United States Intellectual life
Contents: Beginnings : geographer, historian, and lexicographer -- Webster's discontent and the Comprehensive dictionary -- Palladium attacks : "War of the Dictionaries" begins -- Worcester in Cambridge : three more dictionaries -- "A gross literary fraud exposed" -- The dictionary war continues -- A standard authority of the English language -- Worcester's quarto and Webster's pictoral edition -- Peace and praise : conclusion.