The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary /
Simon Winchester.
- 1st ed.
- New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1998.
- xi, 242 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-242).
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Murray, James A. H. 1837-1915. Minor, William Chester.
Oxford English dictionary. New English dictionary on historical principles.
English language--Lexicography--History--19th century. Lexicographers--Great Britain--Biography. Psychiatric hospital patients--Great Britain--Biography. English language--Etymology.
United States--History--Veterans--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.