Murray and further assistants

1
Murray and further assistants
2
The Murray family 1915
3
The first fascicle, 1884
4
Benjamin Jowett, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford
University (My name is Benjamin Jowett there
is no knowledge but I know it)
5
Poem celebrating completion of C

• Wherever the English language is spread,
• And the Union Jack flies free,
• The news will be gratefully, proudly read,
• That youve conquered your A, B, C,
• But I fear it will come
• As a shock to some
• That the sad result will be
• That youre taking to dabble and dawdle and
  doze,
• To dolour and dumps, and worse than those
• To danger and drink,
• And shocking to think
• To words that begin with a D.

6
James Murray in front of his OED
7
Dictionary making 1860-1928

• English Etymological Dictionary (W. Skeat)
• English Dialect Dictionary (J. Wright)
• Oxford English Dictionary (J. Murray)
• etc. etc.

8
Joseph Dialect Wright
9
Three dictionary men
Joseph Wright James Murray Walter
Skeat
10
Murrays 2nd in command Henry Bradley