by julzddm
Type: fiction
Status: to read
Author: Simon Winchester
Tags: wish.list
2008-06-16
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of The Oxford English Dictionary
A fascinating story about the making of the Oxford English Dictionary. W.C. Minor, a mentally ill American veteran spent decades woring from his insane asylum cell to help research words for the OED. An interesting look at mental illness in the late 19th century, and a great introduction to the history of the dictionary.
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