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Adam Willis Wagnalls (1843-1924) was an American publisher who co-founded the Funk & Wagnalls Company with Isaac Kaufmann Funk in 1877. The firm began by publishing religious books and periodicals before becoming known for reference works, including A Standard Dictionary of the English Language and...
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Important publishing partner behind Funk and Wagnalls, but his individual lexicographic scholarship is limited and poorly distinguished.
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The Funk & Wagnalls Standard Encyclopedia was a major American reference work first published in 1912 by the New York publisher Funk & Wagnalls. It was designed as a comprehensive, general-knowledge encyclopedia for the American public, covering a wide array of historical, scientific, and cultural t...
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Historically important American reference line; respectable but not usually ranked with Britannica, Americana, or World Book.
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Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia is a general-knowledge American encyclopedia first published in 1971 under that title. It continued the firm's earlier encyclopedia tradition and was issued in approximately 29 volumes. It became widely known in the United States through supermarket promotional editi...
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Familiar budget American encyclopedia with broad distribution; adequate general reference, often viewed below major competitors.
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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia is an English-language general reference work in the historical Funk & Wagnalls publishing line. The line's encyclopedia first appeared in 1912 as the Funk & Wagnalls Standard Encyclopedia, and later editions were issued under several related titles as the work...
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Continuing Funk and Wagnalls line with recognizable brand; serviceable but modest editorial prestige and weaker long-term reputation.
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