Several of the principal compilers of the OED have already been sung – not least the editor James Murray, who took over two decades to reach the letter ‘T’. It is his newly-discovered address book that has shed light on previously unknown army of contributors (cf. the creation of Wikipedia.)
The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary
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Gorgeous colour images, as well as translations and commentary on these celebrated Persian poems. Both manuscripts date from the C15th and are exquisitely illustrated. This will be ravishing... read more
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The Library: A Fragile History
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