Speaking of period pieces, the 3rd Edition (1996) has itself become one. The current 4th Edition (2015), edited by Jeremy Butterfield, is also highly regarded.

Speaking of period pieces, the 3rd Edition (1996) has itself become one. The current 4th Edition (2015), edited by Jeremy Butterfield, is also highly regarded. https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199661350.001.0001/acref-9780199661350 https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/978019966... A selected review [not mine, no interest but literary and informative]: https://stroppyeditor.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/fowlers-dictionary-of-modern-english-usage-4th-edition-by-jeremy-butterfield/ https://stroppyeditor.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/fowlers-dicti...