An Explanatory And Pronouncing Dictionary Of The Noted Names Of Fiction

Author : William Adolphus Wheeler
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528153409
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (534 download)

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Download or read book An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the Noted Names of Fiction written by William Adolphus Wheeler and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the Noted Names of Fiction: Including Also Familiar Pseudonyms, Surnames Bestowed on Eminent Men, and Analogous Popular Appellations Often Referred to in Literature and Conversation In accordance with the plan of the work as indicated in the title, such English, French, German, and other Pseudonyms as are frequently met with in books and newspapers have been given for the benefit of the general reader. N o pretense, how ever, is made to completeness, or even to fiillness, in this re spect. The bibliographer will find here little or nothing that is new to him; and he must still have recourse to his Barbier, Querard, Weller, and other writers of the same class. N ames like Erasmus, Melanchthon, Jlfercator, Ecolampadius, &c., as sumed by learned men after the revival of classical literature, being, in general, merely the Latin or Greek equivalents of their real names, and being also the only names by which they are now known in history, are excluded as not pertinent to the work. For a similar reason, no notice is taken of such names as Masse'na, Metastasio, t'lt'dor, Psalmanazar, Voltaire, &c. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.