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b"Peter Mark Roget waited until retirement to compile his personal collection of synonyms into a book for publication: the first edition of Roget\\u2019s Theasurus, released on 29th April, 1852.\\xa0\\nDespite initial scepticism from critics, who couldn't grasp its practical brilliance, the public embraced the new format - despite its unconventional organisation, in which synonyms were categorised by conceptual threads, rather than in alphabetical order.\\nIn this episode, Arion, Olly and Rebecca explain how Roget drew inspiration from the systematic brilliance of Carl Linnaeus; discover literary references to the book in J.M. Barrie and Sylvia Plath; and question whether Roget\\u2019s work was an entirely positive development for journalism\\u2026\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Roget and His Thesaurus\\u2019 (The Saturday Evening Post, 2023): https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2023/01/roget-and-his-thesaurus/\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Peter Mark Roget, the Keeper (See: Steward, Caretaker) of Synonyms\\u2019 (The New York Times, 2008): https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/books/18book.html\\n\\u2022\\xa0\\u2019Eulogy at a Roget's Thesaurus Funeral - Johnny Carson\\u2019 (NBC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSYzLJiSZzM\\nLove the show? Join \\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS \\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\\nJoin now via Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Thanks!\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Ollie Peart.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2024.\\n\\n\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"