Professor and the madman: a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the oxford english dictionary

By:

Winchester, Simon

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York HarperPerennial 2005Description: xiii, 242pISBN:

9780060839789(pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

423.092 WIN

Summary: """A narrative full of suspense, pathos and humor. . . . In this elegant book [Winchester] has created a vivid parable, in the spirit of Nabokov and Borges. There is much truth to be drawn from it, about Victorian pride, the relation between language and the world, and the fine line between sanity and madness."" — Daniel Mark Epstein, Wall Street Journal “Splendid. . . . Simon Winchester could not have told it better.” —The Economist In celebration of its 25th anniversary, an updated edition of the worldwide celebrated classic, featuring a new introduction by the author."

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Gratis Resources	Plaksha University Library	Language	423.092 WIN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		G000463

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"""A narrative full of suspense, pathos and humor. . . . In this elegant book [Winchester] has created a vivid parable, in the spirit of Nabokov and Borges. There is much truth to be drawn from it, about Victorian pride, the relation between language and the world, and the fine line between sanity and madness."" — Daniel Mark Epstein, Wall Street Journal

“Splendid. . . . Simon Winchester could not have told it better.” —The Economist

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, an updated edition of the worldwide celebrated classic, featuring a new introduction by the author."

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