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'The Dictionary Story' is a kids' book that defies definition
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'The Dictionary Story' is a kids' book that defies definition

NPR  

'The Dictionary Story' is a kids' book that defies definition Copyright © 2024 by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston/Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA on behalf of Walker Books, London Have you ever read a children's book where the main character is… the book? Fine line," says Oliver Jeffers who — along with Sam Winston — …

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Before Wikipedia, there was the Oxford English Dictionary, a Victorian era crowdsourcing project
1 year, 2 months ago

Before Wikipedia, there was the Oxford English Dictionary, a Victorian era crowdsourcing project

Salon  

After graduate school, I treated myself to a full set — that's 20 very large and heavy volumes — of the Oxford English Dictionary for my home office. Now that I've read Sarah Ogilvie's surprising and delightful new book "The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary," I can imagine James Murray, the venerable Dictionary editor, …

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Fine 12th-century books to go under hammer in Beijing
1 year, 10 months ago

Fine 12th-century books to go under hammer in Beijing

China Daily  

An edition of a 12th-century dictionary will be sold in February. For example, Lou Ji, a scholar-official from the Southern Song Dynasty, compiled a dictionary of selected characters from two noteworthy writings of history, Han Shu by Ban Gu and Shiji by Sima Qian. Centuries later, several editions of this dictionary entered the imperial court of Qing Dynasty and were …

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Fine 12th-century books to go under hammer in Beijing
1 year, 10 months ago

Fine 12th-century books to go under hammer in Beijing

China Daily  

An edition of a 12th-century dictionary will be sold in February. For example, Lou Ji, a scholar-official from the Southern Song Dynasty, compiled a dictionary of selected characters from two noteworthy writings of history, Han Shu by Ban Gu and Shiji by Sima Qian. Centuries later, several editions of this dictionary entered the imperial court of Qing Dynasty and were …

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Open Day at Deccan College to view the makings of ‘An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Sanskrit’
2 years, 3 months ago

Open Day at Deccan College to view the makings of ‘An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Sanskrit’

Hindustan Times  

Sanskrit and history aficionados will now be able to witness the Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute’s department of Sanskrit and Lexicography’s ongoing work on its project, ‘An encyclopaedic dictionary of Sanskrit on historical principles’ in an ‘open day’ programme to be held on September 24, 2022. Sanskrit and history aficionados will now be able to witness the Deccan College …

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A Florida district declines dictionary donations as it navigates a new book law
2 years, 4 months ago

A Florida district declines dictionary donations as it navigates a new book law

NPR  

A Florida district declines dictionary donations as it navigates a new book law Enlarge this image toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images John Moore/Getty Images A school district in southwestern Florida has made headlines for rejecting a donation of dictionaries because of a freeze on new books in its libraries and classrooms. Reese said when the new law took effect, the …

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Writer Ruskin Bond Poses with His Favourite Book and Internet is Loving it
3 years, 9 months ago

Writer Ruskin Bond Poses with His Favourite Book and Internet is Loving it

News 18  

The name is Bond, Ruskin Bond and the favourite writer of our childhood is here with his favourite book. Writer Bond was recently seen posing with his favourite book and no, it is none of his own books which filled our childhood with images of hills, small towns and innocent bonds. Interestingly, Bond’s favourite book is a dictionary, an Oxford …

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