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The Professor And The Madman: A Tale Of Murder, Insanity, And The Making Of The Oxford English Dictionary
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Simon Winchester (narrator) and
Simon Winchester
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Harperaudio
Publication date
October 1, 2005
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780060836269
ISBN-10
0060836261
Dimensions
0.75 by 5 by 5.50 in.
Weight
0.40 lbs.
Original list price
$14.99
Other format details
audio
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The shocking story of the single greatest contributor to the first Oxford English Dictionary in 1857 reveals that the man who contributed some ten thousand definitions to the book was in fact a patient in an asylum for the criminally insane. Book available.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from G K Hall & Co (April 1, 1999)
9780783885001 | details & prices | 308 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Looks at the making of the Oxford English dictionary
About: Looks at the making of the Oxford English dictionary
Paperback
Reprint edition from Perennial (October 11, 2016)
9780062564610 | details & prices | 352 pages | List price $10.00
This edition also contains The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
This edition also contains The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
from Perennial (July 1, 2005)
9780060839789 | details & prices | 242 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $15.99
About: Looks at the making of the Oxford English dictionary.
About: Looks at the making of the Oxford English dictionary.
from Perennial (September 1, 1999)
9780060994860 | details & prices | 242 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $13.95
About: The shocking story of the single greatest contributor to the first Oxford English Dictionary in 1857 reveals that the man who contributed 10,000 definitions to the book was in fact a patient in an asylum for the criminally insane.
About: The shocking story of the single greatest contributor to the first Oxford English Dictionary in 1857 reveals that the man who contributed 10,000 definitions to the book was in fact a patient in an asylum for the criminally insane.
CD/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
Unabridged edition from Harperaudio (October 1, 2005)
9780060836269 | details & prices | 5.00 × 5.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $14.99
About: Describes how more than ten thousand definitions were submitted for the first Oxford English Dictionary from Dr.
About: Describes how more than ten thousand definitions were submitted for the first Oxford English Dictionary from Dr.
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (November 5, 2008)
9781439571200 | details & prices | 242 pages | List price $22.95
This edition also contains The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
This edition also contains The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
from Turtleback Books (July 1, 2005)
9781417692644 | details & prices | 242 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $25.70
About: Looks at the making of the Oxford English dictionary.
About: Looks at the making of the Oxford English dictionary.
from Turtleback Books (July 1, 2003); titled "Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary"
9780613621557 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $22.55
About: 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.
About: 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.
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