The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary
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Published
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, ©1998.
Format
Book
Edition
1st edition
ISBN
0060175966, 9780060175962
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Ilsley Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 423 Winchester | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Lexicography -- History -- 19th century.
Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Minor, William Chester.
Murray, James Augustus Henry, -- Sir, -- 1837-1915.
New English dictionary on historical principles.
Oxford English dictionary.
Psychiatric hospital patients -- Great Britain -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans -- Biography.
English language -- Lexicography -- History -- 19th century.
Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Minor, William Chester.
Murray, James Augustus Henry, -- Sir, -- 1837-1915.
New English dictionary on historical principles.
Oxford English dictionary.
Psychiatric hospital patients -- Great Britain -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans -- Biography.
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Published
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, ©1998.
Edition
1st edition
Physical Desc
xi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
0060175966, 9780060175962
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-242).
Description
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.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winchester, Simon. 1998. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winchester, Simon. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary HarperCollins Publishers, 1998.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)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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