Reviews
'one of the wonders of the modern world ... it is fun to plunge into thiscolossal book and be ambushed by some unknown word or variation at the turn ofevery page or, in the case of the Compact edition, of every nine pages. This isa book all literate people will want to give themselves for Christmas, if theycannot persuade anyone else to give it to them. And the OUP should be given theNobel prize, or something better.'Illustrated London News, 'one of the wonders of the modern world ... it is fun to plunge into this colossal book and be ambushed by some unknown word or variation at the turn of every page or, in the case of the Compact edition, of every nine pages. This is a book all literate people will want to give themselves forChristmas, if they cannot persuade anyone else to give it to them. And the OUP should be given the Nobel prize, or something better.'Illustrated London News, 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, 'virtually impossible to fault ... this is simply the finest dictionary around'Ian Shuttleworth, City Limits, 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'The greatest dictionary in any language.' Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Daily Telegraph'A stupendous achievement.' William Golding, Evening Standard'The greatest reference book ever written.' Stephen Jay Gould, Nature'A national treasure.' New Statesman & Society'Has no real rival in any language.' Godfrey Smith, Sunday Times'One of the wonders of the world...the thing's a triumph.' Richard Boston, Guardian'This is the best.'Philip Howard, The Times'one of the wonders of the modern world ... it is fun to plunge into this colossal book and be ambushed by some unknown word or variation at the turn of every page or, in the case of the Compact edition, of every nine pages. This is a book all literate people will want to give themselves for Christmas, if they cannot persuade anyone else to give it to them. And the OUP should be given the Nobel prize, or something better.'Illustrated London News'virtually impossible to fault ... this is simply the finest dictionary around'Ian Shuttleworth, City Limits, 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
