Robert K. Barnhart is a respected lexicographer and author of several dictionaries, including The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology, the World Book Dictionary, the Thorndlike-Barnhart School Dictionaries and the Barnhart Dictionaries of New English.
"Avoiding abbreviations and technical terminology, and gracefully
blending linguistic and historical fact based on the most current
American scholarship. . . . For scholar and lay reader alike." -
Library Journal
"[A] combination of readability with scholarship. . . of
exceptional quality." - American Library Association (Reference
Books Bulletin)
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