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The Professor and the Madman - A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
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"Madness, violence, arcane obsessions, weird learning, ghastly
comedy, all set out in an atmosphere of po-aced, high neo-Gothic.
The geographical span is wide, from Dickensian London to Florida's
Pensacola Bay, from the beaches at Trincomalee to the Civil War
battlefields of the United States. . . . It is a wonderful
story."--John Banville, Literary Review "Splendid. . . . Simon
Winchester could not have told it better."--The Economist In
celebration of its 25th anniversary, an updated edition of the
worldwide celebrated classic, featuring a new introduction by the
author. Masterfully researched and eloquently written, The
Professor and the Madman 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--one of the most
ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected,
the OED's overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, was
stunned to discover that one man, Dr. W. C. Minor, had submitted
more than ten thousand entries. But their surprise would pale in
comparison to what they were about to discover when the committee
insisted on honoring him. Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran,
was also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.
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Imprint: |
Collins
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
Simon Winchester
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Dimensions: |
203 x 135mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-334190-6 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-06-334190-5 |
Barcode: |
9780063341906 |
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