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Who wrote the dictionary?
The LRB Podcast
Tragic Lives of OED Contributors
Exploring the difficult and often tragic lives of contributors to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), including William Chester Minor's self-mutilation and Eustace Bright's tragic death after experimenting with chloroform, alongside other contributors' struggles with overwork and mental health issues.
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