The professor and the madman: a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary
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New York : HarperPerennial, [2005].
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Book
Edition:
1st HarperPerennial ed.
Physical Desc:
xiii, 242, 16 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Lexile measure:
1330L
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Looks at the making of the Oxford English dictionary.

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English
ISBN:
0060839783, 9780060839789
Lexile measure:
1330

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Originally published: New York, NY : HarperCollins, 1998. With additional material.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-242).
Description
Looks at the making of the Oxford English dictionary.
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Winchester, S. (2005). The professor and the madman: a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary. 1st HarperPerennial ed. New York, HarperPerennial.

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Winchester, Simon. 2005. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. New York, HarperPerennial.

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Winchester, Simon, The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. New York, HarperPerennial, 2005.

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Winchester, Simon. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. 1st HarperPerennial ed. New York, HarperPerennial, 2005.

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