The Surgeon of Crowthorne : A Tale of Murder, Madness and Love of Words
by Winchester, Simon
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- ISBN 10
- 0140271287
- ISBN 13
- 9780140271287
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Synopsis
The making of the Oxford English Dictionary was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. In the end, James Murray, the OED's editor, went to Crowthorne in Berkshire to meet him. What he found was incredible - Minor was a millionaire American civil war surgeon turned lunatic, imprisoned in Broadmoor Asylum for murder and yet who dedicated his entire cell-bound life to work on the English language.
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- Wonder Book (US)
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- Title
- The Surgeon of Crowthorne : A Tale of Murder, Madness and Love of Words
- Author
- Winchester, Simon
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140271287
- ISBN 13
- 9780140271287
- Publisher
- Gardners Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- June 3, 1999
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