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The surgeon of Crowthorne: a tale of murder, madness and the Oxford English dictionary

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This inspiring tale of literary brilliance and dangerous madness recounts the invaluable role played in the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary by a deranged American Civil War hero who was also a millionaire and a murderer.

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Product Details
Penguin
0141942045 / 9780141942049
eBook (EPUB)
423.092
05/06/1999
England
English
133 pages
Copy: 10%; print: 10%
Reprint. Description based on print version record. Originally published: London: Viking, 1998.