Bibliography Bryant, Jen. (2014). “ The Right Word: Roget and HisThesaurus. ” Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. ISBN: 978-0-8028-5385-1 Summary This book chronicles the life of Peter Roget and his love for language that brought us one of the most valuable literary tools in existence. Analysis I have to start by saying that I would happily frame any page from this book and hang it in my house, classroom or car. The illustrations are beautifully crafted from various combinations of paper, watercolors, pens and pencil. They are a very creative visual representation of the subject of the book, Peter Mark Roget. These images also have snippets of handwritten thesaurus entries regarding the vocabulary used in the book. The images give the book an intellectually youthful feel that is very enjoyable even without the story line. Despite the many additional words in the bo...
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