Winchester, Simon

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. Advance Reader's Ed

Place_Pub: New York: HarperCollins Publishers, c1998. Adv Reader's Edition. First Printing. 22 cm, 225, wraps, suggested readings, text somewhat darkened. Advance Reader's Edition. An extraordinary tale of madness and genius. Two men get to know each other through correspondence; one is compiling the Oxford English Dictionary, and the other, a prisoner in Broadmoor, submits over 10,000 definitions. Condition: very good.

Keywords: Murder, Prisoners, Insanity, Asylums, James Murray, Definitions, William Minor, Reference Works, Oxford English Dict

ISBN: 006099486X

[Book #52703]

Price: $25.00