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Funk & Wagnalls. Funk & Wagnalls was an American publisher known for its reference works, including A Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1st ed. 1893–5), and the Funk & Wagnalls Standard Encyclopedia (25 volumes, 1st ed. 1912). [1]
Funk & Wagnalls dictionaries, family of English-language dictionaries noted for their emphasis on ease of use and current usage. (Read H.L. Mencken’s 1926 Britannica essay on American English.) The first Funk & Wagnalls dictionary was A Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1893).
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Dec 26, 2012 · Funk & Wagnalls standard dictionary of folklore, mythology, and legend : Leach, Maria, ed : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
Dec 18, 2009 · A 1969 print edition of a comprehensive dictionary by Funk & Wagnalls, a publisher of reference works. The book is available for free download and streaming from Internet Archive, a non-profit library of millions of books, movies, and music.
But who were Funk and Wagnalls? Isaac Funk and Adam Wagnalls were Ohioans who met and became friends at Wittenberg College just before the Civil War. Both entered the Lutheran ministry, with Funk ending up in a parish in Brooklyn, and Wagnalls ministering in Missouri. Funk left the ministry to travel in the early 1870s, and then founded his own ...
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Sep 4, 1993 · Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary: Revised and Updated Mass Market Paperback – September 4, 1993. by HarperCollins Publishers (Author) 4.2 28 ratings. See all formats and editions.
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Learn about the history and legacy of Mabel Wagnalls Jones, who dedicated The Wagnalls Memorial in honor of her parents, Adam and Anna Willis Wagnalls, the co-founders of the publishing giant, Funk & Wagnalls. See the paintings, memorabilia, gardens, and tower of this Tudor-Gothic structure in Lithopolis, Ohio.
