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Nonfiction and fiction about the history of the Oxford English Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, or other dictionaries

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1		The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester 3.84 avg rating — 124,534 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams 4.01 avg rating — 203,532 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 9,566 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary by Stefan Fatsis 3.90 avg rating — 505 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		By Definition: The Surprising History of the English Dictionary by Peter Sokolowski 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester 3.99 avg rating — 5,353 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight over the English Language by Peter Martin 3.42 avg rating — 171 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary by Sarah Ogilvie 3.84 avg rating — 1,788 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Caught in the Web of Words: James Murray and the Oxford English Dictionary by K.M. Elisabeth Murray 4.09 avg rating — 186 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		The Story of Ain't: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever Published by David Skinner 3.12 avg rating — 392 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary by Peter Gilliver 4.11 avg rating — 1,063 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		The Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Peter Gilliver 4.52 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Lost for Words: The Hidden History of the Oxford English Dictionary by Lynda Mugglestone 3.83 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Fixing Babel: An Historical Anthology of Applied English Lexicography by Rebecca Shapiro 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Writing a War of Words: Andrew Clark and the Search for Meaning in World War One by Lynda Mugglestone 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams 3.35 avg rating — 11,023 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		Flash Jim: The Astonishing Story of the Convict Fraudster Who Wrote Australia's First Dictionary by Kel Richards 3.54 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		Jeopardy of Every Wind: The Biography of Captain Thomas Bowrey by Sue Paul (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19		The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture by Joshua Kendall (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 694 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

19 books · 4 voters · list created April 8th by Holly (votes) .

Tags: dictionaries, dictionary, english, history, lexicographers, lexicography, merriam, nonfiction, oed, oxford, webster

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