Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

A key title in the Reference Relaunch of Penguin dictionaries, all with a great new cover design and curvy corners. Sales of "Roget's Thesaurus" now exceed 32 million copies. New features in this edition include useful panels of additional information and origins of familiar quotations.

Peter Mark Roget created a classed catalogue of words on a small scale in 1805 for his own use as a writer and lecturer. However, it was only after retiring from the duties of Secretary of the Royal Society that he was able to amplify the volume and create the now famous 1852 edition. Since then, Roget's Thesaurus has been updated many times, but Roget's original classification system for the book has stood the test of time and is still used today. George Davidson is a highly experienced editor and lexicographer, and a former senior editor at Chambers Harrap. He edited the 150th anniversary edition of Roget and is currently writing a Pocket Roget Thesaurus. He lives in Edinburgh.