George Latimer Apperson

George Latimer Apperson ISO, (1857–1937) was a school inspector and man of letters.

He was editor of The Antiquary from 1899–1915, and a major contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary, both submitting large numbers of quotations and serving as subeditor for parts.

Apperson was created Companion of the Imperial Service Order in 1903, for his service in the Scotch Education Department within the Scottish Office at Whitehall.

Works The following list has come from a search on the Jisc Library Hub Discover database., with details checked by looking at advertisements and reviews for the works at the time of publication in the British Newspaper Archive.

+List of books by Apperson Ser. Year Title Publisher Pages Notes 1 1901 An Idler's Calendar: open air sketches and studies George Allen, London 254, 1 p., 8º 2 1903 Bygone London Life: pictures from a vanished past Elliot Stock, London x, 151 p., 8º 3 1907 Gleanings after time: chapters in social and domestic history Elliot Stock, London 213 p., 8º 4 1914 The social history of smoking M. Secker, London 230 p., 8º 5 1929 English proverbs and proverbial phrases : a historical dictionary Dent, London 721 p., 8º 6 1932 A Jane Austen dictionary C. Palmer, London xii, 170 p., 8º