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The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary
Simon Winchester
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary
Simon Winchester
The making of the "Oxford English Dictionary" was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. In the end, James Murray, the "OED's" editor, went to Crowthorne in Berkshire to meet him.
224 pages
Media | Boeken Paperback Book (Boek met zachte kaft en gelijmde rug) |
Vrijgegeven | 3 juni 1999 |
ISBN13 | 9780140271287 |
Uitgevers | Penguin Books Ltd |
Genre | Engels, Non-fictie, Misc. |
Pagina's | 224 |
Afmetingen | 128 × 197 × 15 mm · 160 g |
Taal en grammatica | Engels |
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