“Too low for the sublimity of my genius and the elegant taste of N. Webster.” — Joshua Kendall Intelligence 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… — 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,… — Joshua Kendall Data 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… — Joshua Kendall Class 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… — Joshua Kendall Saving grace Copy Share Image