The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary
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The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary
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- The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary
- Title remainder
- a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary
- Statement of responsibility
- Simon Winchester
- Subject
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- Murray, James A. H., (James Augustus Henry), 1837-1915
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueLife stories -- Education | Scholars and educators
- trueOxford English dictionary
- Oxford English dictionary
- Patients dans les hôpitaux psychiatriques -- Angleterre -- Biographies
- Anglais (Langue) -- Étymologie
- trueLexicography -- History
- Psychiatric hospital patients -- Great Britain -- Biography
- trueMinor, William Chester, 1834-1920
- trueLexicographers -- England -- Biography
- trueDictionaries -- History and criticism
- English language -- Etymology
- New English dictionary on historical principles
- English language -- Lexicography | History -- 19th century
- Oxford English dictionary -- Histoire
- Minor, William Chester
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans -- Biography
- trueOxford English dictionary -- History
- trueEtymology
- trueCivil War veterans -- Biography
- trueHistory Writing -- General
- trueAdult books for young adults
- Anglais (Langue) -- Lexicographie
- trueBiographies
- Lexicographes -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies
- Encyclopédies et dictionnaires anglais -- Histoire et critique
- trueMurray, James A. H, 1837-1915
- truePsychiatric hospital patients -- England -- Biography
- Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- trueLanguage and languages
- Murray, James Augustus Henry, Sir, 1837-1915 -- Amis et relations
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Anciens combattants -- Biographies
- Language
- eng
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 1998
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 423/.092
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PE1617.O94
- LC item number
- W56 1998
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Target audience
- adult
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