{"product_id":"9781784744946","title":"The Dictionary People : The unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Enthralling and exuberant ... Here is a wonder-book for word-lovers' Jeanette Winterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lively, entertaining, and illuminating read. I loved it\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eSusie Dent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat do three murderers, Karl Marx's daughter and a vegetarian vicar have in common?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLexicographer 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e** A Financial Times, TLS and Daunt Books Book of the Year 2023 **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Utterly fascinating, entertaining, astonishing and as clever as a box of monkeys \u003c\/b\u003e...\u003cb\u003e I completely love it' Joanna Lumley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full marks to Sarah Ogilvie... guaranteed to grab those of us obsessed with books, language and mystery\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[An] astonishing book' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eTouching \u003ci\u003e... \u003c\/i\u003eThe oddities [of language] enliven the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e' Observer \u003c\/i\u003e*Book of the Day*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[An] \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eaffectionate and accomplished book'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Engaging' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Marvellous, witty and wholly original' Alan Rusbridger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Glorious and surprising' Richard Ovenden, Bodley's Librarian and author of \u003ci\u003eBurning the Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating and delightful exploration of the Victorian world ... Wonderful' Nicola Shulman, \u003ci\u003eTLS \u003c\/i\u003ePodcast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45464015569117,"sku":"9781784744946","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9781784744946.jpg?v=1720076250","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781784744946","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}