The Dictionary People by Sarah Ogilvie

The Dictionary People

Sarah Ogilvie

384 pages first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative lighthearted slow-paced
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What do three murderers, Karl Marx’s daughter, and a vegetarian vicar have in common? They all helped created the Oxford English Dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary has long been associated with elite institutions and Victorian men but the D...

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