The Warden of English (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Jenny McMorris
- First Published: 2001
- Type of Work: Biography and language
- Time of Work: 1833-1940
- Setting: Tunbridge Wells, Rugby, Oxford, Sedbergh, London, Guernsey, Hinton St. George, and other areas of England
- Principal Characters: Henry Watson Fowler, Francis George Fowler, Jessie Marian Wills Fowler
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Language or languages, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, England or English people, English language, Encyclopedias or dictionaries
- Locales: England
Many who care deeply about using the English language in its most correct and effective manner have often depended on A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (1926) to help resolve phrasing difficulties or to persuade colleagues of sticky points. Jenny McMorris, archivist for the Oxford English Dictionaries, has delved deeply into the Dictionaries’ archives and others to produce a biography of Henry Watson Fowler, author of that classic reference.
The ten pages of endnotes list much personal correspondence between Fowler and his friends, family, and publishing associates,...
[The entire page is 1869 words long]
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