THE DICTIONARY OF LOST WORDS by Pip Williams is a recent work of
historical fiction focused in part on words that were omitted from the Oxford English Dictionary. Main
character Esme is the daughter of one of the editors and this is her coming of
age (really, a coming of awareness regarding lower classes and women) story,
too. Set initially in the 1880s during Esme’s childhood and moving forward to
the time of the women’s suffrage movement in England, THE DICTIONARY OF LOST WORDS received a starred review from Library Journal. It is a bit on the
longer side (about 400 pages) and rather slow paced, but it a delightful debut
novel which will be a rewarding read for those who enjoy lexicography, language
and its history.
Saturday, June 5, 2021
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
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