这本参考书由美国文学家诺亚·韦伯斯特于1783年首次出版，在整个19世纪一直是美国的畅销书。
First published in 1783, this reference book by the American man of letters Noah Webster remained a bestseller in the U.S. throughout the 19th century.
对于纪实文学或经常占据畅销书排行榜的神秘、浪漫和科幻内容的“流行”小说而言，情况并非如此。
The same was not true of nonfiction or "popular" fiction, the mystery, romance and science-fiction books that often dominate bestseller lists.
三大部头的编辑工作是这十年的文学活动之一，而它的第一册- 已经高居美国畅销书排行榜– 并将于星期一，继续在英国销售。
The three-tome work is one of the literary events of the decade and the first volume - already riding high in the US best-seller lists - will go on sale in Britain on Monday.
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