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

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
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A fascinating true story of the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary and the important part played by a brilliant, insane American who was institutionalized after murdering a man he had mistakenly assumed was threatening him.