The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
by Simon Winchester
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 006099486X
- ISBN 13
- 9780060994860
- Seller
-
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Love of Words is a book by Simon Winchester first published in 1998. The American edition is called The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, and was published the same year. It tells the story of the making of the Oxford English Dictionary and one of its most useful early contributors, Dr. W.C. Minor, a retired United States Army surgeon.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Escape (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 232951
- Title
- The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
- Author
- Simon Winchester
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 006099486X
- ISBN 13
- 9780060994860
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference;
Terms of Sale
The Book Escape
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Book Escape
About The Book Escape
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...