The dictionary people : the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English dictionary
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Status
Valley Cottage Free Library - New Adult Nonfiction
423 OGI
1 available
423 OGI
1 available
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Valley Cottage Free Library - New Adult Nonfiction | 423 OGI | On Shelf |
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Goshen Public Library & Historical Society - New Adult Nonfiction | 423.092 Ogi | Checked Out |
Nanuet Public Library - New Adult Nonfiction | 423.092 Ogi | On Shelf |
New City Library - Express/Fast Adult Nonfiction | 423.0922 OGILV | On Shelf |
Nyack Library - New Adult Nonfiction | 423.092 OGI | On Shelf |
Orangeburg Library - Express/Fast Adult Nonfiction | 423.092 Ogi | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
x, 370 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-352) and index.
Description
"The Oxford English Dictionary is one of mankind¿́¿s greatest achievements, and yet, curiously, its creators are almost never considered. Who were the people behind this unprecedented book? As Sarah Ogilvie reveals, they include three murderers, a collector of pornography, the daughter of Karl Marx, a president of Yale, a radical suffragette, a vicar who was later found dead in the cupboard of his chapel, an inventor of the first American subway, a female anti-slavery activist in Philadelphia . . . and thousands of others. Of deep transgenerational and broad appeal, a thrilling literary detective story that, for the first time, unravels the mystery of the endlessly fascinating contributors the world over who, for over seventy years, helped to codify the way we read and write and speak. It was the greatest crowdsourcing endeavor in human history, the Wikipedia of its time. The Dictionary People is a celebration of words, language, and people, whose eccentricities and obsessions, triumphs, and failures enriched the English language"--Amazon.com.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ogilvie, S. (2023). The dictionary people: the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English dictionary (First American edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ogilvie, Sarah. 2023. The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ogilvie, Sarah. The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ogilvie, Sarah. The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary First American edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.