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The surgeon of Crowthorne : a tale of murder, madness and the love of words
- Title
- The surgeon of Crowthorne : a tale of murder, madness and the love of words / Simon Winchester.
- Author
- Winchester, Simon.
- Publication
- London ; New York : Viking, 1998.
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Details
- Description
- 207 p.; 21 cm.
- Subject
- Murray, James A. H. 1837-1915 > Friends and associates
- Minor, William Chester
- New English dictionary on historical principles
- Oxford English dictionary
- Psychiatric hospital patients > Great Britain > Biography
- Lexicographers > Great Britain > Biography
- English language > Lexicography
- English language > Etymology
- United States > History > Veterans > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Biography
- Note
- American ed. published under title: The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary. New York : HarperCollins, 1998.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Call Number
- JFD 98-14387
- ISBN
- 0670878626
- OCLC
- 39795646
- Author
- Winchester, Simon.
- Title
- The surgeon of Crowthorne : a tale of murder, madness and the love of words / Simon Winchester.
- Imprint
- London ; New York : Viking, 1998.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 98-14387