The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary
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Published
New York : HarperPerennial, c1999.
Format
Book
ISBN
006099486X (pbk.)
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Carpenter-Carse Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 423 Win | On Shelf |
| Maclure Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 423 Winc. | On Shelf |
| Mary L. Blood Memorial - Adult Non-Fiction | 423 WIN | On Shelf |
| New Haven Community Library | 423 WIN | On Shelf |
| West Hartford Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 423 WIN | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- History and criticism.
English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Lexicography.
Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Minor, William Chester.
Murray, James Augustus Henry, -- Sir, -- 1837-1915 -- Friends and associates.
New English dictionary on historical principles.
Oxford English dictionary.
Psychiatric hospital patients -- Great Britain -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans -- Biography.
English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Lexicography.
Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Minor, William Chester.
Murray, James Augustus Henry, -- Sir, -- 1837-1915 -- Friends and associates.
New English dictionary on historical principles.
Oxford English dictionary.
Psychiatric hospital patients -- Great Britain -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans -- Biography.
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Published
New York : HarperPerennial, c1999.
Physical Desc
xiii, 242 pages : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
006099486X (pbk.)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-242).
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Winchester, S. (1999). The professor and the madman: a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary (1st Harperperennial ed.). HarperPerennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winchester, Simon. 1999. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. HarperPerennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winchester, Simon. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary HarperPerennial, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Winchester, Simon. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary 1st Harperperennial ed., HarperPerennial, 1999.
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