''The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary'' is a 2003 book by
Simon Winchester
Simon Winchester (born 28 September 1944) is a British-American author and journalist. In his career at ''The Guardian'' newspaper, Winchester covered numerous significant events, including Bloody Sunday and the Watergate Scandal. Winchester has ...
. It concerns the creation of the ''
Oxford English Dictionary
The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (''OED'') is the first and foundational historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP). It traces the historical development of the English language, providing a co ...
'' under the editorship of
James Murray and others, one aspect of which Winchester had previously written about in 1998 in ''
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Love of Words''.
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Presentation by Winchester on ''The Meaning of Everything'', November 20, 2003 C-SPAN
2003 non-fiction books
21st-century history books
Books by Simon Winchester
History books about literature
Oxford University Press books
Works derived from the Oxford English Dictionary
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