The Professor and the Madman
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The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
The compilation of the OxfordEnglish Dictionary was one of the most ambitious and challenging language projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the vast over-seeing committee, led by professor James Murray, discovered that more than 10,000 definitions had been submitted by one man, Dr. W. C. Minor. When the committee insisited on honoring him, the incredible truth came to light: Dr. Minor was really a brilliant but severly ill inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane. This is the fascinating, unforgettable true story of a man who became the most prolific contributor of the English language and to history itself.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780060994860 |
| ISBN 10 | 006099486X |
| Title | The Professor and the Madman |
| Author | Simon Winchester |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 1999-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 255 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Book Sense Book of the Year Award (Adult) 1999 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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