THE DICTIONARY PEOPLE
'Unmissable' Stephen Fry
'A delight' Katherine Rundell
'Illuminating' Susie Dent
'Brilliant' Philippa Perry
'Enthralling' Jeanette Winterson
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.
'An astonishing book' Sunday Times
'Utterly fascinating, entertaining, astonishing and as clever as a box of monkeys ... I completely love it' Joanna Lumley
'A fascinating and delightful exploration of the Victorian world Wonderful' Nicola Shulman, TLS Podcast
A Financial Times, TLS and Daunt Books Book of the Year
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
OGILVIE SARAH
Sarah Ogilvie imparte clases en la Universidad de Oxford y se especializa en lengua, diccionarios y tecnología. Como lexicógrafa, ha sido editora del Oxford English Dictionary y editora jefe de Oxford Dictionaries en Australia. Como tecnóloga, ha trabajado en Silicon Valley en Lab 126, el laboratorio de innovación de Amazon, donde formó parte del equipo que desarrolló el Kindle. Estudió informática y matemáticas antes de doctorarse en Lingüística en la Universidad de Oxford, y posteriormente impartió clases en Cambridge y Stanford.
