
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
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Part homage to the greatest reference work of all time - the Oxford English Dictionary - part mystery, part intellectual history of Victorian England, The Professor and the Madman tells the parallel stories of the dictionary's genius editor and one of his most prolific contributors, an insane American doctor committed to an asylum for murder. 242 pages.
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ISBN: 9780060175962
Published Date: January 1, 1998
Publisher: Harper Collins
Language: English
Page Count: 242
Size: 6.78" l x 4.49" w x 0.95" h
Category
Biography and Memoir
Subject
Historical