Simon Winchester

The Meaning of Everything

The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Traces the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its earliest inception through its long path to completion, describes the process of creating a dictionary, and includes anecdotes about its creators and their work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780198607021
• Artikelnr.: 13950656

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Prologue
1: Taking the Measure of It All
2: The Construction of the Pigeon-Holes
3: The General Officer Commanding
4: Battling the Undertow
5: Pushing through the Untrodden Forest
6: So Heavily Goes the Chariot
7: The Hermit and the Murderer - and Hereward Thimbleby Price
8: From Take to Turndown - and then, Triumphal Valediction
Epilogue: And Always Beginning Again
Bibliography and Further Reading
Index