A tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the oxford english dictionary Winchester, Simon. Primary Author mixed material bibliography monographic en English

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xiii, 242 p.; 21 cm A New York Times Notable Book The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkabie 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. 423.0920060175966 Perpustakaan STTB Bandung Theological Seminary 423.092 Win p 11201500907 Non Fiction 423.092 Win p 0060175966.jpg 100033 2026-06-11 11:50:37 2026-06-11 11:52:21 machine generated