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

Simon Winchester

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Description: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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. To get started finding The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 242

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Release: 2005

ISBN: 0060839783

Description: 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. To get started finding The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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