What do three murderers, Karl Marx's daughter and a vegetarian vicar have in common? They all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary.
The Oxford English Dictionary has long been associated with elite institutions and Victorian men. But the Dictionary didn't just belong to the experts; it relied on contributions from members of the public. By 1928, its 414,825 entries had been crowdsourced from a surprising and diverse group of people, from astronomers to murderers, naturists, pornographers, suffragists and queer couples.
Lexicographer Sarah Ogilvie dives deep into previously untapped archives to tell a people's history of the OED. Here, she reveals, for the first time, the full story of the making of one of the most famous books in the world - and celebrates the extraordinary efforts of the Dictionary People.
| ISBN: | 9781784744939 |
| Publication date: | 7th September 2023 |
| Author: | Sarah Ogilvie |
| Publisher: | Chatto & Windus an imprint of Vintage Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |
| Primary Genre | Gift Books |
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What do three murderers, Karl Marx's daughter and a vegetarian vicar have in common? They all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary.
The Oxford English Dictionary has long been associated with elite institutions and Victorian men. But the Dictionary didn't just belong to the experts; it relied on contributions from members of the public. By 1928, its 414,825 entries had been crowdsourced from a surprising and diverse group of people, from astronomers to murderers, naturists, pornographers, suffragists and queer couples.
Lexicographer Sarah Ogilvie dives deep into previously untapped archives to tell a people's history of the OED. Here, she reveals, for the first time, the full story of the making of one of the most famous books in the world - and celebrates the extraordinary efforts of the Dictionary People.
The Dictionary People features in the following genres: Gift Books, History, Language: history and general works, Literature: history and criticism, Dictionaries, Social and cultural history, Stationery and miscellaneous items, Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure, History and Archaeology, Language: reference and general, Language and Linguistics, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, History: specific events and topics
The Dictionary People is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Dictionary People was written by Sarah Ogilvie and published by Chatto & Windus an imprint of Vintage Publishing
The Dictionary People has 384 pages
£22.50
