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| The Professor and the Madman A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (P.S.) - Simon Winchester |
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
began in 1857, it 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. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages
of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading,
and more.
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