The Professor and the Madman - Winchester, Simon
The Professor and the Madman - Winchester, Simon A New York Times Notable BookThe Professor and the Madman is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable…
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The Professor and the Madman - Winchester, Simon
A New York Times Notable BookThe 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--and literary history.The making of the OED was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, was stunned to discover that one man, Dr. W. C.
Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.Masterfully researched and eloquently written, The Professor and the Madman "is the But their surprise would pale in comparison to what they were about to discover when the committee insisted on honoring him. For Dr.
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