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The Professor and the Madman - A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (Paperback, 1st HarperPerennial ed)
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The Professor and the Madman - A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (Paperback, 1st HarperPerennial ed)
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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 began in 1857, it 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 light: Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was
also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.This P.S.
edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book,
including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
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