The Dictionary Of Lost Words Audiobook. [a] captivating and slyly subversive fictional paean to the real women whose work on the oxford english dictionary went largely unheralded.”— the new york times. Inspired by actual events, author pip williams has delved into the archives of the oxford english dictionary to tell this highly original story.
The Dictionary of Lost Words (Hardcover)
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