(The pocket Oxford dictionary has remained a favourite small dictionary since it was first compiled by the Fowler brothers over 50 years ago)
F. G. Francis George Fowler Book order



- 1969
- 1958
The king's English
- 600 pages
- 21 hours of reading
This work contains sections on vocabulary, punctuation and "airs and graces" as well as contentious syntactical sections.
- 1949
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English
- 1696 pages
- 60 hours of reading
The concise oxford dictionary is the standard reference for English in all fields, for study, for professional use, and at home, for guidance on spelling, meaning, and all other questions of English usage and grammar