Sarah Ogilvie

The people's history of the first great crowdsourcing experiment of the Victorian age—the Oxford English Dictionary. What do three murderers, Karl Marx's daughter, and a vegetarian vicar have in common? They all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary has long been associated with elite institutions and Victorian men; its longest-serving editor, James Murray, devoted 36 years...

The hidden history of the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024 'Unmissable' Stephen Fry 'A delight' Katherine Rundell 'Illuminating' Susie Dent 'Brilliant' Philippa Perry 'Enthralling' Jeanette Winterson What do three murderers, Karl Marx's daughter, and a vegetarian vicar have in common? They all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary. The...

An optimistic and nuanced portrait of a generation that has much to teach us about how to live and collaborate in our digital world. Born since the mid-1990s, members of Generation Z comprise the first generation never to know the world without the internet, and the most diverse generation yet. As Gen Z starts to emerge into adulthood and enter...

An optimistic and nuanced portrait of a generation that has much to teach us about how to live and collaborate in our digital world. Born since the mid-1990s, members of Generation Z comprise the first generation never to know the world without the internet, and they are the most diverse generation yet. As Gen Z starts to emerge into adulthood...