The professor and the madman

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

Explains how the "Oxford English Dictionary" was created and discusses the relationship between the editor and one of his most influential contributors, a psychotic murderer in one of England's cruelest asylums.

HarperCollins Publishers
1998
9780060175962
book
Lexile: 
1 330

Holdings

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