The Student's Reference Dictionary

by Noah Webster

Prepared from the Webster's "American Dictionary of the English Language" in use in 1875 when Mary Baker Eddy wrote "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (the complete statement of Christian Science)in order to protect Mrs. Eddy's books from semantics.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1875

About the author

Noah Webster, Jr. (October 16, 1758 – May 28, 1843), was a lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author. He has been called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education". His blue-backed speller books taught five generations of American children how to spell and read, secularizing their education. According to Ellis (1979) he gave Americans "a secular catechism to the nation-state".

Webster's name has become synonymous with "dictionary" in the United States, especially the modern Merriam-Webster dictionary that was first published in 1828 as An American Dictionary of the English Language. He is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the nation.