The dictionary people : the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary
Ogilvie, Sarah2023
Book
The Oxford English Dictionary has long been associated with elite institutions and Victorian men; its longest-serving editor, James Murray, devoted 36 years to the project, as far as the letter T. But the Dictionary didn't just belong to the experts; it relied on contributions from members of the public. By the time it was finished in 1928 its 414,825 entries had been crowdsourced from a surprising and diverse group of people, from archaeologists and astronomers to murderers, naturists, novelists, pornographers, queer couples, suffragists, vicars and vegetarians.
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Author:
Ogilvie, Sarah, author
Imprint:
London : Chatto & Windus, 2023.©2023
Collation:
x, 368 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781784744946 (paperback)
Dewey class:
423.09
Language:
English
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BRN:
456873