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The Professor and the Madman
The Professor and the Madman
a Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
Winchester, Simon
Winchester, Simon
First Harperperennial edition.
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Explains how the "Oxford English Dictionary" was created and discusses the relationship between the editor and one of his most influential contributors, a psychotic murderer in one of England's cruelest asylums.
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Murray, James Augustus Henry, Sir, 1837-1915 — Friends and associates.
Minor, William Chester.
Oxford English dictionary.
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New York : HarperPerennial, 1999, c1998.
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