The surgeon of Crowthorne : a tale of murder, madness and The Oxford English dictionary
Simon Winchester
- London Penguin 1999
- 207 p. ; 18 cm
American ed. published under title: The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary. Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-207)
9780140271287
2007407223
English language - Etymology English language - Lexicography - History - 19th century Lexicographers - Great Britain - Biography Minor, William Chester Murray, James Augustus Henry, Sir, 1837-1915 New English dictionary on historical principles