Sarah Ogilvie at Sydney Writers' Festival

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Time & date

12:30pm - 1:30pm, 23rd May 2024

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Location

State Library of NSW View map

State Library of NSW, Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

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Tickets

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What do three murderers, Karl Marx’s daughter and a vegetarian vicar have in common? They all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary.  Sarah Ogilvie’s The Dictionary People dives deep into previously untapped archives to tell a people’s history of one of the world’s most famous books, which has long been associated with elite institutions and Victorian men. Sarah traces the lives of thousands of contributors – from eccentric autodidacts to families that made word collecting their passion – who defined the English language. Indulge your word nerdery with this world-leading linguist and lexicographer in conversation with host Phillipa McGuinness.