“Generations of British writers would look up to Roget as a kindred soul who could offer both emotional as well as intellectual sustenance. In the stage directions to Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie includes an homage to Roget: The night nursery… — Joshua Kendall Copy Share Image
“Too low for the sublimity of my genius and the elegant taste of N. Webster.” — Joshua Kendall Copy Share Image
“The thousand copies of the first edition published in May 1852, priced at fourteen shillings apiece, sold out quickly. Roget felt immense pride when… — Joshua Kendall Copy Share Image
“For the next few years, an often nervous and distraught Webster kept track of a wide range of data, including demographic information, temperature readings,… — Joshua Kendall Copy Share Image
In those days [the 1790s],the students paid their professors directly for the lectures-typically about three guineas a class (a guinea was worth slightly more… — Joshua Kendall Copy Share Image
“For Webster, too, counting could help mitigate the angst that lurked within.” — Joshua Kendall Copy Share Image
“Generations of British writers would look up to Roget as a kindred soul who could offer both emotional as well as intellectual sustenance. In… — Joshua Kendall Copy Share Image
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