The Dictionary People The Unsung Heroes Who Created The Oxford English Dictionary 1st Edition by Sarah Ogilvie – Ebook PDF Instant Download/Delivery: 9780593536407 ,0593536401
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ISBN 10: 0593536401
ISBN 13: 9780593536407
Author: Sarah Ogilvie
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…
The Dictionary People The Unsung Heroes Who Created The Oxford English Dictionary 1st Edition Table of contents:
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A for Archaeologist
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B for Best Contributor
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C for Cannibal
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D for Dictionary Word Nerds
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E for Europeans
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F for Families
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G for Glossotypists
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H for Hopeless Contributors
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I for Inventors
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J for Junkie
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K for Kleptomaniac
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L for Lunatics
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M for Murderers
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N for New Zealanders
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O for Outsiders
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P for Pornographer
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Q for Queers
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R for Rain Collectors
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S for Suffragists
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T for Tramps, the Sunday
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U for USA
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V for Vicars (and Vegetarians)
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W for Women
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X for Xenomaniacs (and Esperantists)
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Y for Yonge, Charlotte, and Other Novelists
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Z for Zealots
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