Join us for our regular lunchtime book dis cussion of The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. \;If you would like a copy from the book club bag\, email \;Becky \;to request the book. Or you ca n request a copy with your library card via our online catalog: \;physical book\, \;e-book\, and \;e-audiobook.
\nRegister \;and you'll get an email with instructions on how to participate via Zoom.
\nAbout the book: Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious\, she spe nds her childhood in the Scriptorium\, an Oxford garden shed in which her father and a team of dedicated lexicographers are collecting words for the very first \;Oxford English Dictionary. Young Esme&rsquo\;s place is beneath the sorting table\, unseen and unheard. One day a slip of paper co ntaining the word \;bondmaid \;flutters beneath the table. She res cues the slip and\, learning that the word means &ldquo\;slave girl\,&rdqu o\; begins to collect other words that have been discarded or neglected by the dictionary men.
\nAs she grows up\, Esme realizes that words an d meanings relating to women&rsquo\;s and common folks&rsquo\; experiences often go unrecorded. And so she begins in earnest to search out words for her own dictionary: the Dictionary of Lost Words. To do so she must leave the sheltered world of the university and venture out to meet the people whose words will fill those pages.
\nSet during the height of the wo men&rsquo\;s suffrage movement and with the Great War looming\, \;The Dictionary of Lost Words \;reveals a lost narrative\, hidden between t he lines of a history written by men. Inspired by actual events\, author P ip Williams has delved into the archives of the \;Oxford English Dicti onary \;to tell this highly original story. \;The Dictionary of Lo st Words \;is a delightful\, lyrical\, and deeply thought-provoking ce lebration of words and the power of language to shape the world.
\n< strong>Technology requirements: \;You will need a device or a computer with an internet connection and Chrome browser\, microphone and speakers to participate. \;
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