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The Professor and the Madman
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Harperaudio
Publication date
September 1, 1999
Binding
Cassette/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780694522439
ISBN-10
0694522430
Dimensions
2.50 by 4 by 6.25 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
Availability§
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Original list price
$29.95
Other format details
audio
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§As reported by publisher
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 10,000 definitions to the book was in fact a patient in an asylum for the criminally insane. Read by Simon Winchester. Book available.
Editions
Paperback
Int edition from Harpercollins (August 1, 1999)
9780061030222 | details & prices | 242 pages | 4.25 × 6.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $7.99
Miscellaneous
from Harpercollins (October 13, 2009)
9780061807602 | details & prices | 288 pages | List price $9.99
Cassette/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
Unabridged edition from Harperaudio (September 1, 1999)
9780694522439 | details & prices | 4.00 × 6.25 × 2.50 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $29.95
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.
from Harperaudio (September 1, 1998)
9780694520664 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $18.00
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.
Reinforced
from Demco Media (August 30, 2004); titled "Professor And The Madman"
9780606306973 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $22.35
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