Thread: https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📚" title="Books" aria-label="Emoji: Books"> fascinating https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📚" title="Books" aria-label="Emoji: Books"> niche https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📚" title="Books" aria-label="Emoji: Books"> dictionaries!

Prompted by this fun Antilibraries discussion—

> Do you have a favorite dictionary? Do you have a reading practice with dictionaries? Have you ever considered reading one cover to cover? https://athenaeum.antilibrari.es/t/are-there-any-dictionary-readers-in-this-crowd/273">https://athenaeum.antilibrari.es/t/are-the...
Dictionary of the Khazars: A Lexicon Novel in 100,000 Words

Not really a dictionary!

> Somewhere on the borders of what is now Russia, in the late 9th century A.D., the great kaghan…summons the three leading scholars of the known world… https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1039321.Dictionary_of_the_Khazars">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show...
The Dictionary of Wordplay

> the first wordplay dictionary ever! Concepts like "exquisite corpse," "kangaroo word," and "Jabberwocky," which frequently appear in contemporary writings, are defined here, with examples https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1538899.The_Dictionary_of_Wordplay">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show...
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

> This work explains the origins of the familiar and the unfamiliar in everyday speech and literature…It embraces archaeology, history, religion, the arts, science, mythology and characters from fiction. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/842688.The_Wordsworth_Dictionary_of_Phrase_and_Fable">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show...
Fuel: A Speculative Dictionary

> an idiosyncratic, speculative dictionary of fuels, real and imagined, historical and futuristic, hopeless and utopian…entries include Algae, Clathrates, Dilithium, Fleece, Goats, Theology, Whale Oil, and many more https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30227571-fuel">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show...
A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes

> recognizes that change is a driving force in all the arts. It covers major trends in music, dance, theater, film, visual art, sculpture, and performance art—as well as architecture, science, and culture. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1245566.A_Dictionary_of_the_Avant_Gardes">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show...
Dictionary Stories: Short Fictions and Other Findings

Also not strictly a dictionary! But fun one to end on:

> A collection of very short stories composed entirely of example sentences from various dictionaries… https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35820384-dictionary-stories">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show...
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