The professor and the madman a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English Dictionary
(Audio Book on CD)

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Author
Winchester, Simon.
Contributors
Harper Audio (Firm)
Published
New York : HarperAudio, p1999.
Format
Audio Book on CD
ISBN
9780060836269, 0060836261
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Subjects

LC Subjects
English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Lexicography.
Lexicographers -- Great Britain.
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.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans.
Other Subjects
Audiobooks.
Audiobooks.
Compact discs.
Compact discs.
English language -- Dictionaries -- History.
English language -- Etymology.
Lexicographers.
Minor, William Chester.
Murray, James Augustus Henry, -- Sir, -- 1837-1915.
New English dictionary on historical principles.
Oxford English dictionary.

More Details

Published
New York : HarperAudio, p1999.
Physical Desc
6 sound discs (ca. 7 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9780060836269, 0060836261
UPC
9780060836269

Notes

General Note
Compact disc.
General Note
Subtitle from container.
General Note
"This audio also includes a conversation between Simon Winchester and John Simpson, editor of the Oxford English Dictionary"--Container.
Participants/Performers
Read by the author.
Description
Explains how the "Oxford English Dictionary" was created and discusses the relationship between the editor and one of his most influential contributors, a psychotic murderer in one of England's cruelest asylums.
Target Audience
Young Adult,Follett Library Resources

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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 (Unabridged.). HarperAudio.

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. HarperAudio.

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 HarperAudio, 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 Unabridged., HarperAudio, 1999.

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