Title: The meaning of everything
Description: Traces the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its earliest inception through its long path to completion, describes the process of creating a dictionary, and includes anecdotes about its creators and their work.
Subjects: Lexicographers, English language, Lexicography, Oxford English dictionary, Biography, History, English language, lexicography, Furnivall, frederick james, 1825-1910, English language, dictionaries, Lexicology
Places: Great Britain
People: Herbert Coleridge (1830-1861), James A. H. Murray (1837-1915), Frederick James Furnivall (1825-1910)
Time periods: 19th century