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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary 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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bookshelves: history, non-fiction
status: Read in July, 2007

Absolutely fascinating history of the making of the Oxford English Dictionary, which quite frankly boggles my mind whenever I stop and consider what a massive undertaking it was. Winchester does a great job of making the story come alive and setting straight some facts that have been twisted over the years.
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