The Dictionary of Lost Words

  • The Dictionary of Lost Words: A Novel
    The Dictionary of Lost Words: A Novel
    By Pip Williams

    "Originally published in Australia by Affirm Press in 2020"--Title page verso.

  • The Dictionary of Lost Words: A Novel
    The Dictionary of Lost Words: A Novel
    By Pip Williams

    Published in the United States by Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York. BALLANTINE and the HOUSE colophon are registered trademarks of Penguin Random House LLC.

  • The Dictionary of Lost Words
    The Dictionary of Lost Words
    By Pip Williams

    Won the MUD Literary Award in 2021. Won the Independent Book of the Year in 2021. The award-winning work won the New South Wales Prime Minister's Literary Award in 2021, the Australian Book Industry Award of the year.

  • The Dictionary of Lost Words: A Novel
    The Dictionary of Lost Words: A Novel
    By Pip Williams

    The Dictionary of Lost Words is a delightful, lyrical, and deeply thought-provoking celebration of words and the power of language to shape the world. WINNER OF THE AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARD

  • The Dictionary of Lost Words
    The Dictionary of Lost Words
    By Pip Williams

    In 1901, the word 'Bondmaid' was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the story of the girl who stole it. Esme is born into a world of words.

  • The Dictionary of Lost Words
    The Dictionary of Lost Words
    By Pip Williams

    In 1901, the word bondmaid was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the story of the girl who stole it.