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Winchester Simon - The Professor And The Madman A Tale Of Murder Insanity And The Making Of The Oxford English Dictionary - Paperback
Winchester Simon - The Professor And The Madman A Tale Of Murder Insanity And The Making Of The Oxford English Dictionary - Paperback
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Binding: Paperback
Description: " A narrative full of suspense pathos and humor . In this elegant book Winchester has created a vivid parable in the spirit of Nabokov and Borges. There is much truth to be drawn from it about Victorian pride the relation between language and the world and the fine line between sanity and madness." Daniel Mark Epstein Wall Street Journal Splendid . Simon Winchester could not have told it better. The Economist In celebration of its 25th anniversary an updated edition of the worldwide celebrated classic featuring a new introduction by the author. Masterfully researched and eloquently written The Professor and the Madman is an extraordinary tale of madness genius and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected the OED's overseeing committee led by Professor James Murray was stunned to discover that one man Dr. W. C. Minor had submitted more than ten thousand entries. But their surprise would pale in comparison to what they were about to discover when the committee insisted on honoring him. Dr. Minor an American Civil War veteran was also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.
Title: The Professor And The Madman A Tale Of Murder Insanity And The Making Of The Oxford English Dictionary
Author(s): Winchester Simon
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780063341906
Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/17/2023
Description: " A narrative full of suspense pathos and humor . In this elegant book Winchester has created a vivid parable in the spirit of Nabokov and Borges. There is much truth to be drawn from it about Victorian pride the relation between language and the world and the fine line between sanity and madness." Daniel Mark Epstein Wall Street Journal Splendid . Simon Winchester could not have told it better. The Economist In celebration of its 25th anniversary an updated edition of the worldwide celebrated classic featuring a new introduction by the author. Masterfully researched and eloquently written The Professor and the Madman is an extraordinary tale of madness genius and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected the OED's overseeing committee led by Professor James Murray was stunned to discover that one man Dr. W. C. Minor had submitted more than ten thousand entries. But their surprise would pale in comparison to what they were about to discover when the committee insisted on honoring him. Dr. Minor an American Civil War veteran was also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.
Title: The Professor And The Madman A Tale Of Murder Insanity And The Making Of The Oxford English Dictionary
Author(s): Winchester Simon
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780063341906
Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/17/2023