The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dict...
The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dict...
The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary / Simon Winchester.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1998.
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N423/192A , T0384430
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 242 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1998.
Edition
1st ed.
Analytical title
The surgeon of Crowthorne.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
Thus the two men, for two decades, maintained a close relationship only through correspondence. Finally, in 1896, after Minor had sent nearly ten thousand definitions to the dictionary but had still never traveled from his home, a puzzled Murray set out to visit him. It was then that Murray finally learned the truth about Minor - that, in addition...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary / Simon Winchester.
Variant title
The surgeon of Crowthorne.
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Notes
General note
U.S. edition. Published in England as: The surgeon of Crowthorne : a tale of murder, madness and the love of words. London : Viking, 1998.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-242).
Transferred from N423/192.
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N423/192A , T0384430
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74VM0z2mx7Nb
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ISBN
9780060175962
0060175966
DDC
423.092
MMS ID
991001727639702626
