The Reginald Willey Archives
The Question Mark Public Library is honored to host the complete Reginald Willey Archives, an indexed repository of his papers, published works, and correspondence.
Some of Willey's most prized publications include first printings of the following:
The Errant Pause; a compelling and unprecedented case for the use of the semi-colon in human speech, Willey, Reginald. 1845.
An appraisal of the semi-colon. Language and English grammar. 180 pages.
Published by Grove-Longley-Fidor, London.
The Envelope as Time's Arrow: A Speculation, Willey, Reginald. 1849.
Examining the literary history of envelopes. Literary studies. 280 pages.
Published by Grove-Longley-Fidor, London.
The Clock Without A Face: Morality in the Age of Industry, Willey, Reginald. 1855.
An account of human relations at an envelope factory, one of the first mechanized sites in Ohio. Labor studies. 500 pages.
Published by Hamilton-Harcourt, New York.
The Biography of Reginald Willey, Willey, Reginald. 1867.
An account by Willey of his childhood in London, his life in the United States, and the founding of the town of Question Mark, Ohio. Biography. 700 pages.
Published by Hamilton-Harcourt, New York.
Encyclopedie America, Willey, Reginald. 1876.
An encyclopedia written entirely in Americanesque, Willey’s devised language. 17,156 pages.
Published by Hamilton-Harcourt, New York.
I Have Most Often Been Wrong: A Second Biography, Willey, Reginald. 1887.
The second biography of industrialist and town founder Willey, documenting his later years as a philanthropist, linguist, and amateur clocksmith. A=Zero.
Published by Hamilton-Harcourt, New York.
Historia of L’Americantown, Willey, Reginald. 1895.
A history of the town Question Mark, Ohio, written in Americanesque, Willey's devised language. 330 pages.
Published by Hamilton-Harcourt, New York.
