The Surgeon of Crowthorne (Popular Penguins)
by Simon Winchester
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- Very Good
- Paperback
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- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0141037717
- ISBN 13
- 9780141037714
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Penguin. Very Good. 4.41 x 0.75 x 7.05 inches. Paperback. 2008. 224 pages. <br>Simon Winchester's The Surgeon of Crowthorne was a n international bestseller and tells an extraordinary true story of murder, madness and an extraordinary friendship in the ninetee nth century. It is the tale of James Murray, the compiler of the first Oxford English Dictionary, and his most valued helper, Dr M inor ... .
Synopsis
The making of the Oxford English Dictionary was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. In the end, James Murray, the OED's editor, went to Crowthorne in Berkshire to meet him. What he found was incredible - Minor was a millionaire American civil war surgeon turned lunatic, imprisoned in Broadmoor Asylum for murder and yet who dedicated his entire cell-bound life to work on the English language.
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- Title
- The Surgeon of Crowthorne (Popular Penguins)
- Author
- Simon Winchester
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0141037717
- ISBN 13
- 9780141037714
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Date Published
- 2008
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