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The Meaning of Everything
The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
Taschenbuch von Simon Winchester Obe
Sprache: Englisch

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The creation of the first Oxford English Dictionary was an extraordinary endeavour, lasting over 70 years. In The Professor and the Madman, Simon Winchester recounted one fascinating episode; in The Meaning of Everything, he tells the whole story of the host of characters who carried out 'the greatest enterprise of its kind in history'.
The creation of the first Oxford English Dictionary was an extraordinary endeavour, lasting over 70 years. In The Professor and the Madman, Simon Winchester recounted one fascinating episode; in The Meaning of Everything, he tells the whole story of the host of characters who carried out 'the greatest enterprise of its kind in history'.
Über den Autor
Simon Winchester, OBE, is a British writer, journalist, and broadcaster. As a journalist he covered major events, including Bloody Sunday and the Watergate Scandal. He is the author of Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories (2010), The Professor and the Madman (1999), The Map that Changed the World (2001), and A Crack in the Edge of the World (2005), all of which have been New York Times bestsellers.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Foreword

  • Prologue

  • 1: Taking the Measure of It All

  • 2: The Construction of the Pigeon-Holes

  • 3: The General Officer Commanding

  • 4: Battling the Undertow

  • 5: Pushing through the Untrodden Forest

  • 6: So Heavily Goes the Chariot

  • 7: The Hermit and the Murderer - and Hereward Thimbleby Price

  • 8: From Take to Turndown - and then, Triumphal Valediction

  • Epilogue: And Always Beginning Again

  • Bibliography and Further Reading

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 304 S.
ISBN-13: 9780198814399
ISBN-10: 0198814399
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Winchester Obe, Simon
Hersteller: Hurst & Co.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Oxford University Press España S.A., El Parque Empresarial San Fernando de Henares, Avendia de Castilla 2, E-28830 Madrid, product.safety@oup.com
Maße: 195 x 128 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Simon Winchester Obe
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2018
Gewicht: 0,359 kg
Artikel-ID: 110402946
Über den Autor
Simon Winchester, OBE, is a British writer, journalist, and broadcaster. As a journalist he covered major events, including Bloody Sunday and the Watergate Scandal. He is the author of Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories (2010), The Professor and the Madman (1999), The Map that Changed the World (2001), and A Crack in the Edge of the World (2005), all of which have been New York Times bestsellers.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Foreword

  • Prologue

  • 1: Taking the Measure of It All

  • 2: The Construction of the Pigeon-Holes

  • 3: The General Officer Commanding

  • 4: Battling the Undertow

  • 5: Pushing through the Untrodden Forest

  • 6: So Heavily Goes the Chariot

  • 7: The Hermit and the Murderer - and Hereward Thimbleby Price

  • 8: From Take to Turndown - and then, Triumphal Valediction

  • Epilogue: And Always Beginning Again

  • Bibliography and Further Reading

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 304 S.
ISBN-13: 9780198814399
ISBN-10: 0198814399
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Winchester Obe, Simon
Hersteller: Hurst & Co.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Oxford University Press España S.A., El Parque Empresarial San Fernando de Henares, Avendia de Castilla 2, E-28830 Madrid, product.safety@oup.com
Maße: 195 x 128 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Simon Winchester Obe
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2018
Gewicht: 0,359 kg
Artikel-ID: 110402946
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