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Collins Gem Shubun English-Japanese Dictionary - Collins Gem Author: HarperCollins 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. The compilation of the OED, begun in 1857, was one of the most ambitious ...  more »projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, discovered that one man, Dr. W C. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand. When the committee insisted on honoring him, a shocking truth came to light: Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.   « less Post This Book Login | Register ISBN-13: 9780004708232 ISBN-10: 0004708237 Publication Date: 10/25/1995 Pages: 608 Rating: Currently 4/5 Stars.  1 4 stars, based on 1 rating Publisher: HarperResource Book Type: Paperback Other Versions: Hardcover Members Wishing: 0 Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

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