Classic Words

An extraordinary book! Michael Thompson spent more than a decade recording the words used in the great classics and the instances of their use. In this book he explores the language of the great classics of English literature. There are separate chapters for many of the most important words: countenance, profound, manifest, serene, sublime, prodigious, acute, clamor, exquisite, languor, grotesque, condescend, allude, odious, placid, incredulous, tremulous, visage, singular, venerate. The book ends with a list of the 100 most frequently used words in the classics.