The professor and the madman: a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary
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Author:
Published:
New York : HarperPerennial, [1999].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Harperperennial edition.
Physical Desc:
xiii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Lexile measure:
1330L
Rating:
1330L
Status:
Description
Looks at the making of the Oxford English dictionary.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- History and criticism.
English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Lexicography.
Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Minor, William Chester.
Murray, James A. H. -- (James Augustus Henry), -- 1837-1915 -- Friends and associates.
New English dictionary on historical principles.
Oxford English dictionary.
Psychiatric hospital patients -- Great Britain -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans -- Biography.
English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Lexicography.
Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Minor, William Chester.
Murray, James A. H. -- (James Augustus Henry), -- 1837-1915 -- Friends and associates.
New English dictionary on historical principles.
Oxford English dictionary.
Psychiatric hospital patients -- Great Britain -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans -- Biography.
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
006099486X
Lexile measure:
1330
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-242).
Target Audience
1330L,Lexile
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APA Citation (style guide)
Winchester, S. (1999). The professor and the madman: a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary. First Harperperennial edition. HarperPerennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Winchester, Simon. 1999. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. HarperPerennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Winchester, Simon, The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. HarperPerennial, 1999.
MLA Citation (style guide)Winchester, Simon. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. First Harperperennial edition. HarperPerennial, 1999.
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