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Highlights
- "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.
- Author(s): Simon Winchester
- 290 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Historical
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Book Synopsis
"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," begun in 1857, was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, discovered that one man, Dr. W. C. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand. When the committee insisted on honoring him, a shocking truth came to light: Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.25 Inches (W) x .72 Inches (D)
Weight: .6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 290
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Historical
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback
Author: Simon Winchester
Language: English
Street Date: June 13, 2016
TCIN: 91094077
UPC: 9780062170262
Item Number (DPCI): 247-30-2514
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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