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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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A very interesting story in a book I could not put down. Not many people are interested in words and, especially, dictionaries these days because of texting and tweeting, but those of us who ponder on the compilation of an encyclopedia or dictionary will be fascinated by the efforts put forth to produce a great work of reference material we all will find useful at one time or another during our lives.