The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams - Goodreads
网页2020年3月31日 · Set when the women’s suffrage movement was at its height and the Great War loomed, The Dictionary of Lost Words reveals a lost narrative, hidden between the lines of a history written by men. It’s a delightful, lyrical and deeply thought-provoking celebration of words, and the power of language to shape the world and our experience of it.
The Dictionary of Lost Words - Wikipedia
网页The Dictionary of Lost Words is the debut novel by Australian writer Pip Williams, published in March 2020. It became a bestseller in Australia and was also a New York Times bestseller. It won several literary prizes in 2021, and has been published in several languages in other countries.
The Dictionary of Lost Words: A Novel - amazon.com
网页2021年4月6日 · Set during the height of the women’s suffrage movement and with the Great War looming, The Dictionary of Lost Words reveals a lost narrative, hidden between the lines of a history written by men. 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 - SuperSummary
网页The Dictionary of Lost Words is a 2020 historical novel by Australian author Pip Williams. It is based on true historical events surrounding the compilation of the Oxford English Dictionary, the suffrage movement for women’s voting rights, and World War I.
Book review: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
网页2020年4月8日 · A new book, which weaves fiction into the origin story of the Oxford English Dictionary, was declared a hit even before its release. Readers will judge whether it lives up to the hype.
THE DICTIONARY OF LOST WORDS - Kirkus Reviews
网页2021年4月6日 · Esme begins a clandestine operation to rescue words which have been overlooked or intentionally omitted from the epic dictionary. Her childhood undertaking becomes a lifelong endeavor, and her efforts to validate the words which flew under the (not yet invented) radar of the OED gatekeepers gain traction at …
The Dictionary of Lost Words: The International Bestseller
网页2021年4月8日 · The dissatisfaction in the dictionaries to date, the quest for obsolete and less common words and quotations and lack of consistency in definitions and synonyms led the Philological society to compile a comprehensive dictionary, telling the history of each and every word in the language
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The Dictionary of Lost Words Ebook by Pip Williams - hoopla
网页Based on actual events and combed from author Pip Williams's experience delving into the archives of the Oxford English Dictionary, this highly original novel is a delightful, lyrical, and deeply thought-provoking celebration of words and …
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams - Waterstones
网页2022年1月20日 · Set in the heyday of the Suffrage movement, this quietly gripping tale of a lexicographer’s daughter who starts compiling her own dictionary out of words deemed ‘less important’ is a poignant exploration of love, tenacity and the ownership of language.
The Dictionary of Lost Words - Penguin Random House
网页Set during the height of the women’s suffrage movement and with the Great War looming, The Dictionary of Lost Words reveals a lost narrative, hidden between the lines of a history written by men. Inspired by actual events, author Pip Williams has delved into the archives of the Oxford English Dictionary to tell this highly original story.
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