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Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
(Paperback, 1999)
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Author: Simon Winchester
The fascinating true story about the relationship between the man who compiled the first Oxford Engl...
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Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 006099486X
ISBN-13: 9780060994860
Sep 1999
Publisher: Harpercollins
242 pages
Language: English |
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Synopsis
The fascinating true story about the relationship between the man who compiled the first Oxford English Dictionary and his major collaborator, an imprisoned murderer. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.
| Size | | Length: | 242 pages | | Height: | 8.3 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 7.2 oz |
Industry Reviews
"[This] is a story brimming with madness, violence, arcane obsession, weird learning, ghastly comedy, and odd sexual fantasy....But most importantly, Winchester recognizes it is also a tragic story and he provides the delicately sympathetic touch it deserves."
Shiflett
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