Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgements
Dedication, 1926
Key to the Pronunciation
Abbreviations and Symbols
Bibliographical Abbreviations
A-Z
Preface to the Supplement of the Revised Third Edition
Supplement

About the Author

The original 'Fowler' was Henry Watson Fowler (1858-1933), a teacher and writer. He was also the author, with his brother Francis, of The King's English (1906) and the first edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary (1911).

Robert Burchfield (1923-2004), a New Zealander by birth, held the post of Chief Editor of Oxford English Dictionaries between 1971 and 1984 and was the Editor of the final volumes of the Oxford English Dictionary Supplements. He was also the editor of The New Zealand Pocket Oxford Dictionary (1986) and, with C. T. Onions and G. W. S. Friedrichsen, of The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (1966).

Reviews

Review from previous edition: 'Britain's most authoritative guide to English' - The Times