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The Meaning of Everything

- The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
Af: Simon Winchester Engelsk Paperback

The Meaning of Everything

- The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
Af: Simon Winchester Engelsk Paperback
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''The greatest enterprise of its kind in history,'' was the verdict of British prime minister Stanley Baldwin in June 1928 when The Oxford English Dictionary was finally published. With its 15,490 pages and nearly two million quotations, it was indeed a monumental achievement, gleaned from the efforts of hundreds of ordinary and extraordinary people who made it their mission to catalogue the English language in its entirety.In The Meaning of Everything, Simon Winchester celebrates this remarkable feat, and the fascinating characters who played such a vital part in its execution, from the colourful Frederick Furnivall, cheerful promoter of an all-female sculling crew, to James Murray, self-educated son of a draper, who spent half a century guiding the project towards fruition. Along the way we learn which dictionary editor became the inspiration for Kenneth Grahame''s Ratty in The Wind in the Willows, and why Tolkien found it so hard to define ''walrus''. Written by the bestselling author of The Surgeon of Crowthorne and The Map That Changed the World, The Meaning of Everything is an enthralling account of the creation of the world''s greatest dictionary.
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''The greatest enterprise of its kind in history,'' was the verdict of British prime minister Stanley Baldwin in June 1928 when The Oxford English Dictionary was finally published. With its 15,490 pages and nearly two million quotations, it was indeed a monumental achievement, gleaned from the efforts of hundreds of ordinary and extraordinary people who made it their mission to catalogue the English language in its entirety.In The Meaning of Everything, Simon Winchester celebrates this remarkable feat, and the fascinating characters who played such a vital part in its execution, from the colourful Frederick Furnivall, cheerful promoter of an all-female sculling crew, to James Murray, self-educated son of a draper, who spent half a century guiding the project towards fruition. Along the way we learn which dictionary editor became the inspiration for Kenneth Grahame''s Ratty in The Wind in the Willows, and why Tolkien found it so hard to define ''walrus''. Written by the bestselling author of The Surgeon of Crowthorne and The Map That Changed the World, The Meaning of Everything is an enthralling account of the creation of the world''s greatest dictionary.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 336
ISBN-13: 9780198814399
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0198814399
Kategori: Social- & Kulturhistorie
Udg. Dato: 26 apr 2018
Længde: 22mm
Bredde: 196mm
Højde: 131mm
Forlag: Oxford University Press
Oplagsdato: 26 apr 2018
Forfatter(e): Simon Winchester
Forfatter(e) Simon Winchester

Kategori Social- & Kulturhistorie

ISBN-13 9780198814399

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 336

Udgave

Længde 22mm

Bredde 196mm

Højde 131mm

Udg. Dato 26 apr 2018

Oplagsdato 26 apr 2018

Forlag Oxford University Press

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