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Simon Winchester

The Professor and the Madman

A tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary

HarperCollins (Mar 01, 2003)

9780965792950

| Trade paperback

242 pages | 140 x 216 mm | English

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Dewey 973

Subject

History / United States / General
History / United States / State & Local / General
Political Science / Political Freedom & Security / Law Enforcement

Plot

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.