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 | #314764 in Books |  Winchester, Simon/ Winchester, Simon (NRT) |  2005 |  2005-10-04 | Format: Unabridged | Original language:English | PDF # 6 |  5.50 x5.00 x.75l,.38 | Running time: 27000 seconds | Binding: Audio CD | 6 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Tragic and Amazing|By QA|This was the April book for our Library Book Club. Wow! This was a very well written book. I found it to be very interesting and informative. The creation of the Oxford English Dictionary took place before many mental illnesses were officially diagnosed. I found it very interesting that one of the main contributors was a Civil War veteran, Dr. W. C

The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, 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 -- and literary history. The compilation of the OED, begun in 1857, was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, discovered th...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary   |  Simon Winchester. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.

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