Simon Winchester
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The Professor and the Madman (eBook, ePUB)

A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

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It is known as one of the greatest literary achievements in the history of English letters. The creation of the Oxford English Dictionary began in 1857, took seventy years to complete, and organized the language into 414,825 definitions. But behind this extraordinary achievement lies a shocking story - one of madness, deception and murder. Bestselling author Simon Winchester chronicles the twenty year friendship between Professor James Murray, head of the committee that supervised the OED's compilation, and Dr. William Chester Minor, who contributed more than ten thousand words to the project....

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