The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

Name: The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
Author: Simon Winchester
ISBN: 9780060839789

by Simon Winchester

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Language EN

Total Pages 242 pages

ISBN: 9780060839789
Published: 1998

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, 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 -- and literary history. The compilation of ...

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