The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
| Book | The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Love of Words |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | 1998 |
Collection
| Author | Simon Winchester |
| Imprint | Harper Perennial |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Copyright Holder | Simon Winchester |
| Designed by | Interrobang Design Studio |
| Illustrator | Philip Hood |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Rick Pracher |
| Printed by | RR Donnelley |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | New York, NY |
| Copyright | 1998 |
| This Edition Published | 1999 |
| Printed | 1999 |
| Pages / Font | 242 pages |
| ISBN 10 | 006099486X |
| Barcode (EAN) | 9780060994860 |
| EAN 5 | 51300 |
| Library of Congress Catalog Card Number | 98-10204 |
| Printer's Key | 99 00 01 02 03 ❖/RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 |
| Impression/Printing No. | 1 |
| Price | USA $13.00 |
| Price | CANADA $19.00 |
| Other | 0999 |
| Chapters | Preface
1. The Dead of Night in Lambeth Marsh
2. The Man Who Taught Latin to Cattle
3. The Madness of War
4. Gathering Earth's Daughters
5. The Big Dictionary Conceived
6. The Scholar in Cell Block Two
7. Entering the Lists
8. Annulated, Art, Brick-Tea, Buckwheat
9. The Meeting of Minds
10. The Unkindest Cut
11. Then Only the Monuments
Postscript
Author's Note
Acknowledgments
Suggestions for Further Reading Preface
1. The Dead of Night in Lambeth Marsh
2. The Man Who Taught Latin to Cattle
3. The Madness of War
4. Gathering Earth's Daughters
5. The Big Dictionary Conceived
6. The Scholar in Cell Block Two
7. Entering the Lists
8. Annulated, Art, Brick-Tea, Buckwheat
9. The Meeting of Minds
10. The Unkindest Cut
11. Then Only the Monuments
Postscript
Author's Note
Acknowledgments
Suggestions for Further Reading Show all ▾ |