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Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxfo
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Simon Winchester
About this title: "The Professor and the Madman," masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the "Oxford English Dictionary"--and literary history. The compilation of the "OED," begun in 1857, was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, discovered that one man, Dr. W C. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand. When the committee insisted on honoring him, a shocking truth came to ...
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Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 242 pages. The quite amazing story of two men-one a murderer confined in Broadmoor, the other a learned scholar. They came together because of their own passion for words, and worked together by post for many years in the creation of one of the English language's greatest works-the first Oxford English Dictionary. read more
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