The man who made lists
Subtitle: love, death, madness, and the creation of Roget's Thesaurus
By: Joshua Kendall
Edition: Berkley trade pbk. ed.
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9780425225899
Subjects: Physicians; Linguistics; Lexicographers; English language; Synonyms and antonyms; Lexicography; Philologists; Biography
Description: A profile of the creator of Roget's Thesaurus describes his childhood fascination with list-making, a practice that was shaped by family tragedies, his run-in with Napoleon's authorities, and a productive relationship with famed physician Thomas Beddoes.
Notes: Originally published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2008.

Includes index.