The Professor and the Madman A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

by Simon Winchester

Harper Perennial · 2023

Discover the astonishing true story behind the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary, a monumental literary undertaking. This meticulously researched account reveals how one of the project's most prolific contributors, Dr. W.C. Minor, was secretly a patient in a criminal lunatic asylum, and how his unlikely collaboration with the dictionary's editor, Professor James Murray, blossomed into a profound friendship. It's a captivating exploration of genius, obsession, and the complex relationship between language and the human mind.

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