The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary
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New York : HarperCollins Publishers, ©1998.
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Book
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1st edition
ISBN
0060175966, 9780060175962
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Published
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, ©1998.
Edition
1st edition
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xi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
0060175966, 9780060175962

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-242).
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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 that one man, Dr. W. C. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand. When the committee insisted on honoring him, a shocking truth came to light: Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.,-- GoodReads

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Winchester, S. (1998). The professor and the madman: a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary (1st edition). HarperCollins Publishers.

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Winchester, Simon. 1998. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. HarperCollins Publishers.

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Winchester, Simon. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary HarperCollins Publishers, 1998.

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Winchester, Simon. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary 1st edition, HarperCollins Publishers, 1998.

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