Hailed by the New York Times as a fascinating, spicy, learned tale, this runaway national bestseller takes an extraordinary look into literary genius, madness, and the Making of theOxford English Dictionary. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.. (William Safire, New York Times Magazine) This P.
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Masterfully researched and eloquently written, The Professor and the Madman is the linguistic detective story of the decade.
Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.
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But their surprise would pale in comparison to what they were about to discover when the committee insisted on honoring him.
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As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, was stunned to discover that one man, Dr.
The Making of the OED was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken.
A New York Times Notable Book The 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.
Hailed by the New York Times as a fascinating, spicy, learned tale, this runaway national bestseller takes an extraordinary look into literary genius, madness, and the Making of theOxford English Dictionary
