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The Word Detective

By John Simpson

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The Word Detective

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'I enjoyed this book immensely. John Simpson is an engaging narrator, and the story he tells is full of interest for anyone who has a fascination for words, their origins, their meanings, the way we use them. The Oxford English Dictionary is one of the great wonders of the world, and to have the story of how the great vessel that was launched in the nineteenth century was brought up to date and set sailing confidently on the digital seas of the twenty-first told by its chief editor is a great treat' Philip Pullman 'A perfect title. According to the OED, a Sherlock is someone "who investigates mysteries or shows great perceptiveness". This aptly summarizes Sherlock Simpson, who tells the inside story of how that great dictionary has come to be written, illustrated by illuminating and sometimes daring word histories, and grounded in an engaging and moving autobiography. Anyone fascinated by words and their history will love it' David Crystal 'A charmingly full, frank and humorous account of a career dedicated to rigorous lexicographic rectitude . . . [Simpson] is an absolute hero' Lynne Truss, International New York Times 'Poignant . . . a sustained and sincere reflection on what it means to make a dictionary - the toil, the puzzles, the costs and the profits' Henry Hitchings, Guardian
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
384
Release Date:
2017-07-06
Publication Date:
2017-07-06
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0349141002
ISBN13:
9780349141008
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
303 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
30 cm
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