The Dictionary of Lost Words
In 1901, the word bondmaid was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the story of the girl who stole it.
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In 1901, the word bondmaid was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the story of the girl who stole it.
1800s: Cinderella meets The Picture of Dorian Gray
2000s: A woman creates a small library in her village phonebox!
2000s: A bookstore in the Cotswolds is in trouble!
1881 – 1924: The art, life and times of the author Virginia Woolf
1938: A bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history, and power.
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