Enter the realm of the wordsmith

Before I took the lexicology and lexicography course in University, I used to think that all words in the dictionary are all the words that existed. Any word that falls outside the printed dictionary pages are not “real” words. I gradually learnt that words change their meaning over time, new words are continuously coined and no dictionary editor can ever claim that they have documented every single word that existed in the language.

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www.wordsmith.com

Get more than 3000 Works of Literature Free!

I chance upon this site ClassicReader.com who offers a large collection of free classic books by authors such as Dickens, Austen, Shakespeare and many others. It claims to have a collection of 3066 works of literature (including 1708 short stories) by 320 authors!

Do check out this site as new works are added to the collection on a regular basis. Recent additions –

1. Salvation of George Mackintosh, The by P.G. Wodehouse (added Nov 15)
2. Mixed Threesome, A by P.G. Wodehouse (added Nov 15)
3. Woman is Only a Woman, A by P.G. Wodehouse (added Nov 15)
4. Sundered Hearts by P.G. Wodehouse (added Nov 15)
5. Clicking of Cuthbert, The by P.G. Wodehouse (added Nov 15)
6. Dorothy Dale by Margaret Penrose (added Jul 7)
7. Three Men and a Maid by P.G. Wodehouse (added Apr 4)
8. Sea Fairies, The by L. Frank Baum (added Apr 4)
9. Rainbow’s End by Rex Ellingwood Beach (added Apr 4)
10. Red Pepper Burns by Grace S. Richmond (added Apr 4)
11. Best Sauce, The by P.G. Wodehouse (added Apr 4)
12. Concealed Art by P.G. Wodehouse (added Apr 4)

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