Letters and postal cards to Horace Howard Furness and Helen Kate Rogers Furness, 1879-1881, n.d.

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Letters and postal cards to Horace Howard Furness and Helen Kate Rogers Furness, 1879-1881, n.d.

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Consists of 2 folders. The 2 postal cards dated 26 August 1880 and 4 January 1881 are to Helen Kate Rogers Furness, wife of Horace Howard Furness. The remaining items are to Horace Howard Furness.

11 items (8 leaves, 3 pamphlets).

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6895016

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Philological Society (Great Britain)

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Furness, Horace Howard, Mrs., 1837-1883

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Murray, James A. H. (James Augustus Henry), 1837-1915

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James Augustus Henry Murray was a Scottish lexicographer, best known for his pioneering work on A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Already a well-known philologist, he began work on an inventory of words used in English from the 12th century onward, a monumental undertaking, made possible by his knowledge and organizational skills. He worked on this groundbreaking dictionary for more than thirty years, completing about half of the project; today, the work is known as the Oxford E...