Find Request It
Cover Image

The professor and the madman a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary

Show other versions (3)

The national bestseller that chronicles the fascinating story of two extraordinary men and the making of the Oxford English Dictionary. Masterfully researched and eloquently written, The Professor and the Madman is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remark...

Full description

Saved in:
Main Author: Winchester, Simon
Format: Books Print Book Book Discussion Kit Kits Book Discussion Kit
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper Perennial, 2005.
Subjects:
Book discussion group kit.
Murray, James Augustus Henry, > Sir, > 1837-1915 > Friends and associates.
Minor, William Chester.
Oxford English dictionary.
New English dictionary on historical principles.
Psychiatric hospital patients > Great Britain > Biography.
Lexicographers > Great Britain > Biography.
English language > Lexicography.
English language > Etymology.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Veterans > Biography.
Online Access:Go to Downloadable eBook Here.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Show all versions (4)

Similar Items