A Place for Everything
A Curious History of Alphabetical Order. Basic Books, 2020.
A brief summary of A Place for Everything
The fascinating tale of how alphabetical order came to dominate modern arrangements of information—whether it’s in books, libraries, or filing cabinets—and an account of why it may not be as intuitive as it seems to some today.
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Literature lovers • fans of an unusual tale • librarians • history enthusiasts • those who long for a perfectly put-together bookshelf
About the author of A Place for Everything
Judith Flanders is a historian and journalist specializing in the history of the Victorian period. She has written for The Guardian, The Spectator, and The Times Literary Supplement. She was a historian and advisor in the production of video game Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, and her other publications include A Circle of Sisters (2001) and The Making of Home (2014).
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