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Summary and Analysis of The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

Name: Summary and Analysis of The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
Author: Worth Books

Based on the book by Simon Winchester

Worth Books,

30 pages
English
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eBook - ePub

Summary and Analysis of The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

Based on the book by Simon Winchester

Worth Books,

About this book

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Professor and the Madman tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Simon Winchester's book.
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This short summary and analysis of The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester includes:

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About The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester:

Simon Winchester's The Professor and the Madman is the remarkable tale of two Victorian-era scholars, the English language, and the making of the Oxford English Dictionary. Recounting the unlikely bond between a criminally insane American Civil War veteran and the renowned Scottish editor of the OED, the enchanting story of their relationship illuminates the decades of the dictionary's compilation—from A to Z.

Wittily eloquent and historically incisive, The Professor and the Madman is the portrait of a friendship and, by extension, of the greatest dictionary ever created in the English language.

The summary and analysis in this ebook are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of nonfiction.

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