Bibliograph

The dictionary people, the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English dictionary, Sarah Ogilvie

Type

Label

The dictionary people, the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English dictionary, Sarah Ogilvie

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-352) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The dictionary people

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1402288154

Responsibility statement

Sarah Ogilvie

Sub title

the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English dictionary

Summary

For the first time ever, this thrilling literary detective story, doubling as a celebration of words, language, people and one of mankind's greatest achievements, unravels the mystery of the contributors from around the world who, for over seventy years, helped to codify the way we read, write and speak

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Discovering the dictionary people -- A for archaeologist -- B for best contributor -- C for cannibal -- D for dictionary word nerds -- E for Europeans -- F for families -- G for glossotypists -- H for hopeless contributors -- I for inventors -- J for junkie -- K for kleptomaniac -- L for lunatics -- M for murderers -- N for New Zealanders -- O for outsiders -- P for pornographer -- Q for queers -- R for rain collectors -- S for suffragists -- T for tramps, the Sunday -- U for USA -- V for vicars (and vegetarians) -- W for women -- X for xenomaniacs (and esperantists) -- Y for Yonge, Charlotte, and other novelists -- Z for zealots

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