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Item specifics
- Condition
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Intended Audience
- Adult
- Inscribed
- NO
- ISBN
- 9780060839789
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060839783
ISBN-13
9780060839789
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45588159
Product Key Features
Book Title
Professor and the Madman : A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Lexicography, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General, Literary, Europe / Great Britain / General, Historical, Linguistics / Etymology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Language Arts & Disciplines, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
7.7 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
98-010204
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"A brisk, gracefully executed work of popular intellectual history, a model of its kind." -- Washington Post "An extraordinary tale, and Simon Winchester could not have told it better. . . . [He] has written a splendid book." -- The Economist "Elegant and scrupulous." -- David Walton, New York Times Book Review "There is much truth to be drawn [from The Professor and the Madman] about Victorian pride, the relation between language and the world, and the fine line between sanity and madness." -- Wall Street Journal "Winchester combines a reporter's eye for detail with a historian's sense of scale. His writing is droll and eloquent." -- USA Today "One of the great strengths of this book is historical mise-en-scene, particularly for nineteenth-century America and England...[a] marvelous work of historical and philogical imagination." -- Linda Bridges, National Review "Remarkably readable, this chronicle of lexicography roams from the great dictionary itself to hidden nooks in the human psyche that sometimes house the motives for murder, the sources for sanity, and the blueprint for creativity." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "The Professor and the Madman...is the linguistic detective story of the decade.... Winchester does a superb job of historical research that should entice readers even more interested in deeds than words." -- William Safire, New York Times Magazine "Winchester's history of the OED is brisk and entertaining" -- Mark Rozzo, Washington Post Book World
Dewey Decimal
423/.092
Synopsis
A New York Times Notable Book - Now a Major Motion Picture The Professor and the Madman is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary--and literary history. The making of the OED was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, was stunned to discover that one man, Dr. W. C. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand. But their surprise would pale in comparison to what they were about to discover when the committee insisted on honoring him. For Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane. Masterfully researched and eloquently written, The Professor and the Madman "is the linguistic detective story of the decade." (William Safire, New York Times Magazine) This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more., A New York Times Notable Book The Professor and the Madman is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary--and literary history. The making of the OED was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, was stunned to discover that one man, Dr. W. C. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand. But their surprise would pale in comparison to what they were about to discover when the committee insisted on honoring him. For Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane. Masterfully researched and eloquently written, The Professor and the Madman "is the linguistic detective story of the decade." (William Safire, New York Times Magazine) This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
LC Classification Number
PE1617.094W56
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