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A gripping blend of Victorian intrigue and lexicographic lore, the book follows a daring surgeon’s quest to uncover a murder mystery while unraveling the origins of the Oxford English Dictionary, blending history, suspense, and linguistic wonder.

A gripping blend of Victorian intrigue and lexicographic lore, the book follows a daring surgeon’s quest to uncover a murder mystery while unraveling the origins of the Oxford English Dictionary, blending history, suspense, and linguistic wonder.

(9780195126266 / illustrations) - Dictionaries - Hardback - Oxford University Press - ISBN: 9780195126266 - Pages: 256 pages - Publication date: 01/11/1998

OUP Oxford (9780198814399)

OUP Oxford (9780198814399)

OUP Oxford (9780198814399)

Edinburgh University Press (9781474436281)

Edinburgh University Press (9781474436281)

Edinburgh University Press (9781474436281)

Penguin (9780140513127)