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The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester

The Professor and the Madman

A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

by Simon Winchester
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  • Jan 9, 1998, 256 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Jul 2005, 288 pages
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