Бумажные издания
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary Simon Winchester
ISBN: 0060839783, 9780060839789 Год издания: 2005 Издательство: Harper Perennial Язык: Английский The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary -- and literary history. The compilation of the OED began in 1857, it was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, discovered that one man, Dr. W. C. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand. When the committee insisted on honoring him, a shocking truth came to light: Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was…
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Произведения
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The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary Simon Winchester
Форма: документальное произведение Оригинальное название: The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary Дата написания: 1999 Первая публикация: 1999 Язык: Английский