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Caractéristiques de l'objet
- État
- Book Series
- Oxford
- Features
- Dust Jacket, Illustrated
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780198607021
- Book Title
- Meaning of Everything : the Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
- Item Length
- 5.8in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
- Topic
- Lexicography, Literary, Europe / Great Britain / General
- Item Width
- 8.8in
- Item Weight
- 21.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 286 Pages
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A kleptomaniac, the nephew of a French Emperor, the creator of an imaginary land inhabited by small hairy creatures, a homicidal lunatic, an Esperanto enthusiast, the man who introduced the camel to the Wild West, the captain of an all-ladies sculling team, a hermit, and the son of a Scottish draper.Just who were these people and what connected them to the world's greatest dictionary?It was on New Year's morning, 1928, that an eruption of mad lexical glee from a battered old typewriter on a desk in Baltimore from the hands of Henry Louis Mencken sent news all across the USA of the long-awaited publication of the book that was to crown the English language undisputed monarch of the linguistic kingdom. From the Oxford-based project a total of 414,825 words, ten times as many as had hitherto been suspected of existing, had now been recognized and catalogued, the results ofseventy years of Herculean effort by scholars, linguists, and thousands of ordinary and not-so-ordinary people.The Meaning of Everything is a readily accessible historical account of the making of the remarkable Oxford English Dictionary, leading up to the appointment of the first editor, James Murray, in 1879 through to its triumphant publication in 1928 and beyond. Brought to life by Simon Winchester's characteristic talent for story-telling, the achievement of making the dictionary is an unforgettable story, and is further enlivened by portraits of the myriad characters involved inits creation.From the context of early dictionaries and national projects of the Victorian Era, Simon Winchester leads his narrative through early attempts to create what was then expected to be a four-volume dictionary, the appointment of James Murray as editor, the unusual, never-before-attempted way in which the book was constructed, and the people and processes involved in the definition of thousands of words, to the triumphant publication of the dictionary and its adaptation to the age of technology.The profound impact the volumes had when they first appeared, the fame the dictionary has had in the eight decades since, and that it can be expected to have in years to come, receive full and fascinating treatment here at the pen of the best-selling author of The Surgeon of Crowthorne and The Map That Changed The World.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198607024
ISBN-13
9780198607021
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2387321
Product Key Features
Book Title
Meaning of Everything : the Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Lexicography, Literary, Europe / Great Britain / General
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
Number of Pages
286 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
5.8in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
8.8in
Item Weight
21.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pe1611
Reviews
"Teeming with knowledge and alive with insights. Winchester handles humor and awe with modesty and cunning. His devotion to the story is the more eloquent for the cool-handedness of its telling. His prose is supremely readable, admirable in its lucid handling of lexicographical mire."--William F. Buckley, New York Times Book Review "The extraordinary story of the making of the Oxford English Dictionary is a subject perfectly suited to Winchester's magpie mind.... Winchester's account is an affectionate and frankly partisan study of the making of a great dictionary. It is also an offbeat portrait of an extraordinary society."--Robert McCrumm, Los Angeles Times "Devastatingly brilliant.... Fascinating, witty, extremely well-written.... Winchester makes words exciting. He obviously loves them."--Rochelle O'Gorman, The Boston Globe "Winchester brings to life the trials and tribulations of creating the OED, particularly the never-dull personalities of those who were involved. Moreover, he delightfully, admiringly gives us an appreciation of the wonderfully adaptive, ever-expanding English language.... A story that could have been stultifyingly dull is fascinatingly told, with a verve and reverence for the English language that would have won huzzahs from Shakspere (Murray's favored spelling) himself."-- Forbes Magazine "As inspiring as it is informative, Simon Winchester's history of what it took to assemble the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary is both a dazzling detective story and a poignant group portrait. A must-read for every language lover."-- Seattle Times "An inspired story of conflict, madness, genius, and inspiration so amusing that at times it reads like fiction--but it isn't."-- Library Journal (starred review) "Like Longitude ...a story of extraordinary endurance."--Clive Davis, The Wilson Quarterly "Winchester tells the story with great verve in an easy-going, anecdotal style that's delectably readable."-- Christian Science Monitor "Full of engaging characters and incidents."-- Wall Street Journal "Winchester has no peer at illuminating massive and complex endeavors through the quirks and foibles of the brilliant and powerful personalities who carry them out."-- Chicago Sun Times "A magnificent account, swift and compelling, of obsession, scholarship, and ultimately, philanthropy of the first magnitude."-- Kirkus Review (starred review), "Teeming with knowledge and alive with insights. Winchester handles humor and awe with modesty and cunning. His devotion to the story is the more eloquent for the cool-handedness of its telling. His prose is supremely readable, admirable in its lucid handling of lexicographical mire."--William F. Buckley, New York Times Book Review "The extraordinary story of the making of the Oxford English Dictionary is a subject perfectly suited to Winchester's magpie mind.... Winchester's account is an affectionate and frankly partisan study of the making of a great dictionary. It is also an offbeat portrait of an extraordinary society."--Robert McCrumm, Los Angeles Times "Devastatingly brilliant.... Fascinating, witty, extremely well-written.... Winchester makes words exciting. He obviously loves them."--Rochelle O'Gorman, The Boston Globe "Winchester brings to life the trials and tribulations of creating the OED, particularly the never-dull personalities of those who were involved. Moreover, he delightfully, admiringly gives us an appreciation of the wonderfully adaptive, ever-expanding English language.... A story that could have been stultifyingly dull is fascinatingly told, with a verve and reverence for the English language that would have won huzzahs from Shakspere (Murray's favored spelling) himself."--Forbes Magazine "As inspiring as it is informative, Simon Winchester's history of what it took to assemble the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary is both a dazzling detective story and a poignant group portrait. A must-read for every language lover."--Seattle Times "An inspired story of conflict, madness, genius, and inspiration so amusing that at times it reads like fiction--but it isn't."--Library Journal (starred review) "Like Longitude...a story of extraordinary endurance."--Clive Davis, The Wilson Quarterly "Winchester tells the story with great verve in an easy-going, anecdotal style that's delectably readable."--Christian Science Monitor "Full of engaging characters and incidents."--Wall Street Journal "Winchester has no peer at illuminating massive and complex endeavors through the quirks and foibles of the brilliant and powerful personalities who carry them out."--Chicago Sun Times "A magnificent account, swift and compelling, of obsession, scholarship, and ultimately, philanthropy of the first magnitude."--Kirkus Review (starred review), this is history brought to life. If you love words, this will be the most fascinating book you'll read all year, 'He has given us a useful and entertaining study that provokes furtherreflections'Leofranc Holford-Strevens, The London Review of Books, This is a book to savour and linger over ... a book that delights and instructs in equal measure. A must for all those who use and love the language., 'An absorbing and entertaining history...In brinin to life the deomcratic principles and essential humanity of this extraordinary project, Simon Winchester's captivating book stresses the qualities which made the Oxford English Dictionary the remarkable institution that it remains today.'Tom Penn, Times Literary Supplement, "Teeming with knowledge and alive with insights. Winchester handles humor and awe with modesty and cunning. His devotion to the story is the more eloquent for the cool-handedness of its telling. His prose is supremely readable, admirable in its lucid handling of lexicographical mire."--William F. Buckley, New York Times Book Review"The extraordinary story of the making of the Oxford English Dictionary is a subject perfectly suited to Winchester's magpie mind.... Winchester's account is an affectionate and frankly partisan study of the making of a great dictionary. It is also an offbeat portrait of an extraordinary society."--Robert McCrumm, Los Angeles Times"Devastatingly brilliant.... Fascinating, witty, extremely well-written.... Winchester makes words exciting. He obviously loves them."--Rochelle O'Gorman, The Boston Globe"Winchester brings to life the trials and tribulations of creating the OED, particularly the never-dull personalities of those who were involved. Moreover, he delightfully, admiringly gives us an appreciation of the wonderfully adaptive, ever-expanding English language.... A story that could have been stultifyingly dull is fascinatingly told, with a verve and reverence for the English language that would have won huzzahs from Shakspere (Murray's favored spelling) himself."--Forbes Magazine"As inspiring as it is informative, Simon Winchester's history of what it took to assemble the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary is both a dazzling detective story and a poignant group portrait. A must-read for every language lover."--Seattle Times"An inspired story of conflict, madness, genius, and inspiration so amusing that at times it reads like fiction--but it isn't."--Library Journal (starred review)"Like Longitude...a story of extraordinary endurance."--Clive Davis, The Wilson Quarterly"Winchester tells the story with great verve in an easy-going, anecdotal style that's delectably readable."--Christian Science Monitor"Full of engaging characters and incidents."--Wall Street Journal"Winchester has no peer at illuminating massive and complex endeavors through the quirks and foibles of the brilliant and powerful personalities who carry them out."--Chicago Sun Times"A magnificent account, swift and compelling, of obsession, scholarship, and ultimately, philanthropy of the first magnitude."--Kirkus Review (starred review), Responsible for first conceiving the dictionary and then seeing it to publication were an extraordinary collection of scholars, editors and keen volunteers. Winchester brings many of them to life in his book with great warmth and admiration., 'the account is engaging and its conclusion a triumph...an absorbingaccount...an entertaining narrative.'John Mullan, The Scotsman, 'He has given us a useful and entertaining study that provokes further reflections'Leofranc Holford-Strevens, The London Review of Books, 'a breezy, engaging and mercifully concise account of a mighty endeavour'John Preston, Sunday Telegraph
Table of Content
Prologue1. Taking the Measure of it All2. The Construction of the Pigeonholes3. The General Officer Commanding4. Battling the Undertow5. Pushing through the Untrodden Forest6. So Heavily Goes the Chariot7. The Hermit and the Murderer - and Hereward Thimbleby Price8. From Take to Turndown - and then, Triumphal ValedictionEpilogue
Copyright Date
2003
Lccn
2004-296741
Dewey Decimal
423/.09
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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