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The surgeon of Crowthorne : a tale of murder, madness and the Oxford English dictionary /
By: Winchester, Simon
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Publisher: London ; New York : Penguin, 1998Description: 207 p. ; 18 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0140271287; 9780140271287:.Subject(s): Murray, James Augustus Henry, Sir, 1837-1915 -- Friends and associates | Minor, W. C. -- Contributions in lexicography | Minor, William Chester | Oxford English dictionary | New English dictionary on historical principles | Psychiatric hospital patients -- Great Britain -- Biography | Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- History and criticism | Inmates of institutions -- Great Britain -- Biography | Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography | English language -- Lexicography | English language -- Etymology | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans -- BiographyDDC classification: 423.028 Summary: This inspiring tale of literary brilliance and dangerous madness recounts the invaluable role played in the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary by a deranged American Civil War hero who was also a millionaire and a murderer.
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ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 423.028 WIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0043493 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-207)
This inspiring tale of literary brilliance and dangerous madness recounts the invaluable role played in the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary by a deranged American Civil War hero who was also a millionaire and a murderer.