Masterfully researched and eloquently written, The Professor and the Madman “is the linguistic detective story of the decade.” (William Safire, New York Times Magazine) This P.S. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane. But their surprise would pale in comparison to what they were about to discover when the committee insisted on honoring him. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand. 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. Book excerpt: 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. This book was released on with total page 288 pages. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.Book Synopsis The Professor and the Madman by : Simon Winchesterĭownload or read book The Professor and the Madman written by Simon Winchester and published by Harper Collins. This book is one of the great untold stories of literature.' The spine is tight and straight, the pages are free of markings and tears.

Simon Winchester tracks down this uplifting tale of tragedy, genius and passion in all its bizarre and fascinating detail. Minor was a millionaire American Civil War surgeon turned lunatic, imprisoned in Broadmoor Asylum for murder, who had dedicated his entire cell bound life to work on the English language. Minor, who astonished and dismayed everyone by declining ever to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations until, reputedly, his refusals eventually prompted the Dictionary's editor, James Murray, to travel down to Crowthorne, in Berkshire to meet him. Only light shelfwear on the jacket.'The making of the Oxford English Dictionary was a monumental fifty year task requiring the assistance of thousands of volunteers. Viking, Published by the Penguin Group, Penguin Books, ltd. The boards are cloth black with gilt lettering on the spine.

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