The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Hartford Public Library - Special Collections | 423 WIN | On Shelf |
Tenney Memorial Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 423 Winchester | On Shelf |
Subjects
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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Winchester, S. (20051998). 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. 20051998. 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, 20051998.
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, 20051998.