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Book Review of The Professor & the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity & the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

The Professor & the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity & the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
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The strange story, with strange twists where least expected, about one of the major research contributors to the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. I already knew and loved OED (wish I had the entire new set at home!), so this backstory likely stays on my shelves with other related works. Easy read, interesting obscure details, great fun!