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The Surgeon of Crowthorne

A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary

Simon Winchester

The Surgeon of Crowthorne
The Surgeon of Crowthorne

The Surgeon of Crowthorne

A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary

Simon Winchester

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Description

The making of the "Oxford English Dictionary" was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. In the end, James Murray, the "OED's" editor, went to Crowthorne in Berkshire to meet him.

Simon Winchester has had an award-winning 20 year career as Guardian correspondent. He lives in New York and is the Asia-Pacific Editor for Conde Nast Traveler and contributes to a number of American magazines, as well as the Daily Telegraph, the Spectator and the BBC. He has written numerous books. The River at the Centre of the World (Viking 1997/Penguin 1998) has been shortlisted for the 1998 Thomas Cook/Daily Telegraph Travel Book Award.

Specifications

  • Publisher
    Penguin Books Ltd
  • Pub date
    Jun 1999
  • Pages
    224
  • Theme
    Biography: general
  • Dimensions
    198 x 129 x 14 mm
  • Weight
    159 gram
  • EAN
    9780140271287
  • Paperback
    Paperback
  • Language
    English

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