Ogilvie, Sarah, <br/><br/>
The dictionary people :  the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English dictionary / 
Sarah Ogilvie. 
 - x, 368 pages :  illustrations (black and white) 
<br/><br/> "The 'Oxford English Dictionary' has long been associated with elite institutions and Victorian men; its longest-serving editor, James Murray, devoted thirty-six years to the project, as far as the letter T. But the Dictionary didn't just belong to the experts; it relied on contributions from members of the public. By the time it was finished in 1928 its 414,825 entries had been crowdsourced from a surprising and diverse group of people, from archaeologists and astronomers to murderers, naturists, novelists, pornographers, queer couples, suffragists, vicars, and vegetarians. Lexicographer Sarah Ogilvie dives deep into previously untapped archives to tell a people's history of the OED."-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781784744939  hardback 9781784744946  trade paperback 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Oxford English dictionary.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Encyclopedias and dictionaries--History and criticism.<br/>Lexicography--Citizen participation.--Great Britain<br/>English language--Etymology.<br/>Lexicographers--History.--Great Britain
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>920.02