The surgeon of Crowthorne : a tale of murder, madness and the Oxford English Dictionary
Winchester, Simon1999
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The tale of James Murray, the compiler of the first Oxford English Dictionary, and his most valued helper: Dr Minor of Crowthorne, who was also a homicidal lunatic, confined to Broadmoor asylum for murder. This is an enthralling and beautifully written work of literary detection.
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Author:
Winchester, Simon, author
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 1999.
Collation:
207 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
American ed. published under title: The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary. New York : HarperCollins, 1998.Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-207).
ISBN:
97801402712870140271287
Dewey class:
423 MUR423
Language:
English
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Subject:
Murray, James Augustus Henry, Sir, 1837-1915 -- Friends and associatesMinor, William Chester, 1835-1920Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- BiographyCriminally insaneEnglish language -- LexicographyPsychiatric hospital patients -- Great Britain -- BiographyUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans -- Biography
BRN:
28355
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