From the bestselling author of "The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World," and "Krakatoa" comes a wonderful celebration of the English language and of its treasure house, the "Oxford English Dictionary."
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From the bestselling author of "The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World," and "Krakatoa" comes a wonderful celebration of the English language and of its treasure house, the "Oxford English Dictionary."
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An excellent book with an incredibly in-depth study of the makings of the OED. I thought it was beautifully written and continually makes you want to read on. It strikes the perfect balance between biographical sections on the key figures and fascinating tracts on etymology. Most enjoyable was Winchester's style of writing which was very fluent, eloquent and introduced the reader to many new words throughout the book. (Ironically, I found it necessary to have a dictionary to hand to find the meaning to some of the words Winchester uses).
readinghabit
Dec 18, 2008
Great Read!!!
A wonderful behind-the-scenes story of the making of the OED. Mr. Winchester presents this great history in a very enjoyable and interesting manner. Well Done and highly recommended!
