The Surgeon of Crowthorne

The Surgeon of Crowthorne

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One of the keenest volunteers in the making of the Oxford English Dictionary was a W C Minor. His refusal to go to Oxford to receive his congratulations led to the editor going to meet him in Berkshire, where he found that Minor was a millionaire American civil war surgeon turned lunatic, imprisoned in Broadmoor Asylum for murder.

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The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Unknown

The making of the Oxford English Dictionary was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. In the end James Murray, the OED's editor, went to Crowthorne in Berkshire to meet him. What he found was incredible - Minor was a millionaire American civil war surgeon turned lunatic, imprisioned in Broadmoor Asylum for murder and yet who dedicated his entire cell-bound life to work on the English language.
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ISBN 13 9780670878628
ISBN 10 0670878626
Title The Surgeon of Crowthorne
Author Unknown
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1998-06-25
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.