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troublesome youngest brother, was sent to Sedbergh, probably to be taken care of by Henry and Arthur, but he stayed only a year before leaving the school, and of him nothing further is known. Henry Fowler made several lifelong friends at Sedbergh, who often accompanied him on holiday to the Alps. These included Ralph St John Ainslie, a music teacher and caricaturist; E. P. Lemarchand, whose sister eventually married Arthur Fowler; Bernard Tower, who went on to become headmaster at
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in his honour), and sought work as a freelance writer and journalist, surviving on his meagre writer's earnings and a small inheritance from his father. In his first published article, "Books We Think We Have Read" (1900), he first discusses the habit among Englishmen of pretending a familiarity with
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Despite being the son of a clergyman, Fowler had been an atheist for quite some time, though he rarely spoke of his beliefs in public. He had the chance of becoming a housemaster at Sedbergh on three occasions. The third offer was accompanied by a long discussion with the headmaster, Henry Hart,
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Several of the Fowler brothers were reunited at Sedbergh. Charles Fowler taught temporarily at the school during the illness of one of the house masters. Arthur Fowler had transferred from Rugby to Sedbergh for his last eighteen months at school and later became a master there. Samuel, the
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or books considered "juvenile"—then proceeds to recommend that the savouring of these books should be "no tossing off of ardent spirits, but the connoisseur's deliberate rolling in the mouth of some old vintage". In "Outdoor London", published a year later in the short-lived
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directed his officials to read it. The success of the book was such that the publishers had to reprint it three times in the first year of publication, and there were twelve further reprints before a second edition was finally commissioned in the 1960s.
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In 1914, Fowler and his younger brother volunteered for service in the British army. To gain acceptance, the 56-year-old Henry lied about his age. Both he and Francis were invalided out of the army in 1916 and resumed work on
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education, Fowler was a schoolmaster until his middle age and then worked in London as a freelance writer and journalist, but was not very successful. In partnership with his brother
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Trusting in the judgment of the Balliol College master that he had "a natural aptitude for the profession of Schoolmaster", Fowler took up a temporary teaching position at
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The works of Lucian of Samosata, complete with exceptions specified in the preface; Translated by H.W. Fowler and F.G. Fowler in four volumes
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The works of Lucian of Samosata, complete with exceptions specified in the preface; Translated by H.W. Fowler and F.G. Fowler in four volumes
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The works of Lucian of Samosata, complete with exceptions specified in the preface; Translated by H.W. Fowler and F.G. Fowler in four volumes
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The next commission for the brothers was a much smaller, pocket-sized abridgement of the OED at the same time they were working on
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English; Adapted by H.W. Fowler and F.G. Fowler from Oxford Dictionary
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Fowler collected some of his journalistic articles into volumes and published them pseudonymously, including
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in 1882. There he taught Latin, Greek and English, starting with the first form, but soon switching to the
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The Oxford University Press commissioned from the Fowler brothers a single-volume abridgement of the
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graduate, clergyman and schoolmaster. At the time of Henry's birth he was teaching mathematics at
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On 26 December 1933, Fowler died at his home, "Sunnyside", Hinton St George, England, aged 75.
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On the death of its original editor in 1922, Fowler helped complete the first edition of the
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in 1911. The Concise Oxford has remained in print ever since, being regularly revised.
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about the religious requirements for the post, which included preparing the boys for
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The Works of Lucian of Samosata. Complete with exceptions specified in the preface
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and Francis on the pocket dictionary. Neither work was complete at the start of
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Henry Fowler spent some time at a boarding school in Germany before enrolling at
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described the book as "an acclaimed and meticulously researched biography".
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in Edinburgh. After spending two terms there, he moved south again to
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In the summer of 1899 Fowler moved to a house at 14 Paultons Square,
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in Somerset, where he worked on the Pocket Oxford Dictionary and
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Sheidlower, Jesse. "Elegant Variation and All That". Review of
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The author was Jenny McMorris (1946–2002), archivist to the
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and published in four volumes in 1905. Their next work was
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for the second edition (1965) and largely rewritten by
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Burchfield, R. W. "Fowler, Henry Watson (1858–1933)".
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Blue plaque, 14 Paultons Square, Chelsea, London SW3
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Sedbergh School, where Fowler taught for two decades
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Rugby School, where Fowler studied from 1871 to 1877
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The latter was updated by 1077: 1075: 1073: 1129: 863:Coulton, 101; quoted in McMorris, p. 12. 648:. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1929. 949: 947: 945: 943: 941: 429: 323: 263: 202: 1070: 1047:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 14: 1393: 1043: 1039: 1037: 703:. London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1931. 355: 192:, but the family soon moved to nearby 1446:20th-century deaths from tuberculosis 1303:The New Fowler's Modern English Usage 938: 459:, which he dedicated to his brother. 447:, contracted during service with the 1159: 688:A Dictionary of Modern English Usage 468:A Dictionary of Modern English Usage 172:Fowler was born on 10 March 1858 in 167: 133:A Dictionary of Modern English Usage 1215:Hunter, David (producer/director). 1162:"H. W. Fowler, the King of English" 1034: 854:McMorris, pp. 11–12; Gowers, p. iv. 443:. In 1918, Francis died aged 47 of 364:, where he worked with his brother 360:In 1903, he moved to the island of 341:certain books—such as the works of 24: 577: 434:Fowler's house in Hinton St George 404:(OED), which was published as the 25: 1467: 1441:Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford 1317: 1284:, Oxford University Press, 2001. 1250:, Oxford University Press, 1996, 956:obituary, 28 December 1933, p. 12 709:Shorter Oxford English Dictionary 691:. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1926. 674:. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1911 . 485:Shorter Oxford English Dictionary 712:. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1933. 683:. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924. 635:. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906. 629:. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906. 556:at the Oxford University Press. 372:. The translation, described by 30:For the American zoologist, see 1436:People educated at Rugby School 1277:, Oxford University Press, 1965 1228: 1209: 1197: 1188: 1179: 1153: 1141: 1117: 1108: 1096:. Clarendon Press: Oxford. 1912 1084: 959: 929: 920: 911: 722:"Books We Think We Have Read". 706:with W. Little and J. Coulson. 336:, London (where there is now a 236:In 1877 Fowler began attending 148:as "a lexicographical genius". 1456:Tuberculosis deaths in England 1333:Works by or about H. W. Fowler 1160:Holt, Jim (11 December 2009). 902: 893: 884: 875: 866: 857: 848: 839: 830: 641:London: Brown, Langham, 1907. 608:Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1905. 462: 13: 1: 1381:"Books We Think We Have Read" 1273:Gowers, Sir Ernest., 2nd ed. 1185:Fowler, reverse of title page 1104:– via Internet Archive. 1030:– via Internet Archive. 1013:– via Internet Archive. 996:– via Internet Archive. 979:– via Internet Archive. 600:. Vol. I. Translated by 591:. London: Elliot Stock, 1904. 180:Watson, were originally from 1324:Works by Henry Watson Fowler 1246:Burchfield, Robert, 3rd ed. 1064:UK public library membership 215:in 1871. He concentrated on 162: 7: 1350:(archived 31 December 2009) 926:Quoted in McMorris, p. 32. 806: 740:"Irony and Some Synonyms". 716: 495:In 1929 Fowler republished 284:) to begin a mastership at 259: 10: 1472: 1309:, December 1996: 112–118, 1240: 697:. Oxford: Blackwell, 1929. 488:, under the editorship of 29: 1296:Shorter Oxford Dictionary 671:Concise Oxford Dictionary 554:Oxford English Dictionary 512: 407:Concise Oxford Dictionary 402:Oxford English Dictionary 393:(1904) by "Quillet", and 319: 139:Concise Oxford Dictionary 99: 89: 70: 48: 41: 1421:English male journalists 1416:Schoolteachers from Kent 1206:, 17 January 2003, p. 39 1150:, 19 October 1926, p. 15 824: 680:Pocket Oxford Dictionary 582: 533:for the third (1996). 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(ed). 1275:Modern English Usage 1248:Modern English Usage 1125:Modern English Usage 908:McMorris, pp. 21–22. 890:McMorris, pp. 16–19. 881:McMorris, pp. 14–17. 872:McMorris, pp. 12–13. 753:, January 1901, 241. 746:, October 1901, 378. 743:Gentleman's Magazine 574:on 17 January 2008. 523:Modern English Usage 457:Modern English Usage 441:Modern English Usage 421:Modern English Usage 416:Modern English Usage 246:second-class honours 225:Percy Bysshe Shelley 136:and his work on the 845:McMorris, pp. 8–11. 677:with F. G. Fowler. 668:with F. G. Fowler. 659:with F. G. 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Index

Henry Watson Fowler
Henry Weed Fowler
Tonbridge
Hinton St George
Balliol College, Oxford
Schoolmaster
lexicographer
schoolmaster
lexicographer
usage
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage
Concise Oxford Dictionary
The Times
Oxford
Francis
Tonbridge
Devon
Cambridge
Tonbridge School
Tunbridge Wells
Francis
Rugby School buildings, with a rugby football field in the foreground
Rugby School
Latin
Greek
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Prometheus Unbound
Balliol College
Oxford
second-class honours

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