| Reviews |
| - 'From the reviews of the Second Edition of The Oxford English Dictionary:
"The gigantic total picture of the English language...an epic achievement."
Anthony Burgess, Observer
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- 'A stupendous achievement.' - William Golding, Evening Standard
- 'The greatest reference book ever written.' - Stephen Jay Gould, Nature
- 'A national treasure.' - New Statesman & Society
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| Description | | The Compact Edition of the OED
reproduces micrographically, in a single volume, the complete text of the highly acclaimed Second Edition of The Oxford English Dictionary
. In this edition, nine pages of the original fit onto just one. This volume comes in a slipcase with a magnifying glass and a new user's guide which explains the conventions of the OED
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Edited by E. S. C. Weiner and
J. A. Simpson
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