The Surgeon of Crowthorne: a Tale of Murder,Madness And the Oxford English Dictionary
by Simon Winchester
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0141037717
- ISBN 13
- 9780141037714
- Seller
-
Wellington, Greater Wellington, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
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.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Book Haven (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1319005
- Title
- The Surgeon of Crowthorne: a Tale of Murder,Madness And the Oxford English Dictionary
- Author
- Simon Winchester
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0141037717
- ISBN 13
- 9780141037714
- Publisher
- Penguin 2008 Paperback
- This edition first published
- 2008
- Pages
- 224
- Keywords
- History
Terms of Sale
Book Haven
All books ship from Wellington, New Zealand. Customer Satisfaction is our aim. If you are unhappy for any reason, please let us know and we'll either make it right or accept the book in return.