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Professor and the Madman : A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester (1999, Trade Paperback)

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The Professor and the Madman “is the linguistic detective story of the decade.”. (William Safire. The making of the OED was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. But their surprise would pale in comparison to what they were about to discover when the committee insisted on honoring him. ).

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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-10006099486X
ISBN-139780060994860
eBay Product ID (ePID)19038201874

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Book TitleProfessor and the Madman : A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLexicography, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General, Linguistics / Etymology, Historical
Publication Year1999
IllustratorYes
GenreLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorSimon Winchester
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight7.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-010204
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal423/.092
SynopsisThe shocking story of the single greatest contributor to the first Oxford English Dictionary in 1857 reveals that the man who contributed 10,000 definitions to the book was in fact a patient in an asylum for the criminally insane. Reprint. 100,000 first printing. Tour. NYT.
LC Classification NumberPE1617.094W56

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