A humorous work of this type named for the Devil was produced by Ambrose Bierce.
In Life: A User's Manual, Cinoc works for a company that makes these objects. In David Copperfield, Doctor Strong spends his spare time trying to create a new one of these objects. John Kersey the Younger and Nathan Bailey were best known for producing these objects. A man who claimed to be serving as the patron for the creation of one of these objects was attacked in the Letter to Chesterfield. In the opening chapter of Vanity Fair, Becky Sharp flings one of these objects out of a (*) carriage window. A work of this type describes the Scythian practice of plucking out a cynic's eyes to improve his vision. Another of these works claims that oats are given to horses in England, but support the people in Scotland. A humorous work of this type named for the Devil was produced by Ambrose Bierce. For 10 points, Samuel Johnson spent nine years writing what sort of work, typically produced by lexicographers?
In Life: A User's Manual, Cinoc works for a company that makes these objects.
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