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product_id: 116799646
title: "The Professor and the Madman"
brand: "simon winchester"
price: "18.23 OMR"
currency: OMR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
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# The Professor and the Madman

**Brand:** simon winchester
**Price:** 18.23 OMR
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** The Professor and the Madman by simon winchester
- **How much does it cost?** 18.23 OMR with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Customer Reviews

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    Excellent story about the birth of the Oxford English Dictionary
  

*by B***S on Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2022*

An easy and quick read about one of the founding books of our society.

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    A page-turner history about the writing of a dictionary.
  

*by L***G on Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2017*

This has become my go-to dictionary.  I ordered it (large 2-volume set w/ magnifier) when I was 2/3 of the way through the book.  I can sometimes spot the entries which are likely from the original effort to compile the OED, and for "ablation," identify the likely author of the entry.  I had to order the dictionary after reading most of the book.  The book stands on its own.  Hard to imagine a bio-historical work about the writing/compiling of a dictionary, a project which took well over 8 years, as a page-turner.  This one is.  I've ordered several for friends already.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    The incredible story of the Oxford English Dictionary
  

*by C***N on Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2016*

If you've ever used the OED you'll be fascinated by this account of its creation, from concept to realization. The long-term collaboration between James Murray in Oxford and Dr. William Minor, a well-to-do American incarcerated in Broadmoor, is one important part of the story, but not the whole thing. The OED project was a monumental undertaking orchestrated by Murray but with the help of many others in a huge collaboration over a period of many  years. And now it's accessible online!

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