The Meaning Of Everything: The Story Of The Oxford English Dictionary
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The Meaning Of Everything: The Story Of The Oxford English Dictionary

By (author) Simon Winchester,

€13.99

The creation of the first Oxford English Dictionary was an extraordinary endeavour, lasting over 70 years. In The Professor and the Madman, Simon Winchester recounted one fascinating episode; in The Meaning of Everything, he tells the whole story of the host of characters who carried out ‘the greatest enterprise of its kind in history’.

SKU: 9780198814399

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ISBN: 9780198814399

Book Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 336

Dimensions: 13.1 × 1.8 × 19.6 cm

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  • Paperback / softback | 336 pages
  • 13.1 × 1.8 × 19.6 cm | 358
  • 26 April 2018
  • Oxford University Press
  • United Kingdom

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About the author

Simon Winchester

4 Published Books

Simon Winchester, OBE, is a British writer, journalist, and broadcaster. As a journalist he covered major events, including Bloody Sunday and the Watergate Scandal. He is the author of Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories (2010), The Professor and the Madman (1999), The Map that Changed the World (2001), and A Crack in the Edge of the World (2005), all of which have been New York Times best sellers.

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