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Caught in the Web of Words
- James Murray and the Oxford English Dictionary
part of the Nota Bene series
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 400
- Published:
- February 7, 2001
- Dimensions:
- 203x134x29 mm.
- Weight:
- 452 g.
In stock
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3-5 business days
Expected delivery: January 8, 2025
Description of Caught in the Web of Words
A biography of James Murray, the first editor of the "Oxford English Dictionary". It provides an account of his life, along with how the dictionary was written, the personalities of the people working on it and the endless difficulties that nearly led to the whole enterprise being abandoned.
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