The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary Picture Book space travel facts

space travel facts

a mechanical rabbit

and having a chauffeur

and secondhand books

The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary Picture Book space travel factsA WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A history and celebration of the many far flung volunteers who helped define the English language, word by word. Enthralling and exuberant, Sarah Ogilvie tells the surprising story of the making of the OED. Philologists, fantasists, crackpots, criminals, career spinsters, suffragists, and Australians: here is a wonder book for word lovers. Jeanette Winterson, author