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Hailed by the "New York Times" as "a fascinating, spicy, learned tale, " this runaway national bestseller takes an extraordinary look into literary ...Show synopsisHailed by the "New York Times" as "a fascinating, spicy, learned tale, " this runaway national bestseller takes an extraordinary look into literary genius, madness, and the making of the"Oxford English Dictionary."Hide synopsis
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary – Audiobook CD
(2005)
by Simon Winchester (Read by)
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (Harper Perennial) – Trade paperback (1999)
by
Simon Winchester
Trade paperback, Harper Perennial 1999
English
272 pages
ISBN: 006099486X ISBN-13: 9780060994860
The shocking story of the single greatest contributor to the first Oxford English Dictionary in 1857 reveals that the man who contributed 10,000 definitions to the book was in fact a patient in an asylum for the criminally insane. Reprint. 100,000 first printing. Tour. NYT.The shocking story of the single greatest contributor to the first Oxford English Dictionary in 1857 reveals that the man who contributed 10,000 definitions to the book was in fact a patient in an asylum for the criminally insane. Reprint. 100,000 first printing. Tour. NYT.Hide
Title: The Professor and the Madman: a Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary Author:Simon Winchester ISBN-13:9780060994860 ISBN:006099486X
Title: The Professor and the Madman: a Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary Author:Simon Winchester ISBN-13:9780060994860 ISBN:006099486X
Title: The Professor and the Madman: a Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary Author:Simon Winchester ISBN-13:9780060994860 ISBN:006099486X
Title: The Professor and the Madman: a Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary Author:Simon Winchester ISBN-13:9780060994860 ISBN:006099486X
Title: The Professor and the Madman: a Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary Author:Simon Winchester ISBN-13:9780060994860 ISBN:006099486X
Title: The Professor and the Madman: a Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary Author:Simon Winchester ISBN-13:9780060994860 ISBN:006099486X
Title: The Professor and the Madman: a Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary Author:Simon Winchester ISBN-13:9780060994860 ISBN:006099486X
Title: The Professor and the Madman: a Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary Author:Simon Winchester ISBN-13:9780060994860 ISBN:006099486X
Title: The Professor and the Madman: a Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary Author:Simon Winchester ISBN-13:9780060994860 ISBN:006099486X
Title: The Professor and the Madman: a Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary Author:Simon Winchester ISBN-13:9780060994860 ISBN:006099486X
The American edition of "The Surgeon of Crowthorne" is a fascinating story as well as an excellent read. The subject has been superbly researched - as is a hallmark of any Simon Winchester book - and is all the more worthy because it's not a subject that gets much attention by the general reader. ...
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Simon Winchester's The Professor and the Madman is a model of nonfiction, fascinating, intelligent, and elegantly written, telling the utterly compelling story of Prof. Murray, the editor of the first Oxford English Dictionary, and his friendship with Captain Minor, who was committed to an insane ...
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