The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary
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English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Lexicography.
Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Minor, William Chester.
Murray, James A. H. -- (James Augustus Henry), -- 1837-1915 -- Friends and associates.
New English dictionary on historical principles.
Oxford English dictionary.
Psychiatric hospital patients -- Great Britain -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans -- Biography.
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Winchester, S. (1999). The professor and the madman: a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary (First Harperperennial edition.). HarperPerennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winchester, Simon. 1999. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. HarperPerennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winchester, Simon. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary HarperPerennial, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Winchester, Simon. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary First Harperperennial edition., HarperPerennial, 1999.