The professor and the madman: [a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary]
(Audio CD)
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Published:
Newport Beach, CA : Books On Tape, [1999].
Format:
Audio CD
Physical Desc:
6 audio discs (10 hrs., 58 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Status:
Description
When editors of the "Oxford English dictionary" put out a call during the late 19th century for "men of letters" to contribute entries, hundreds of responses came forth.
Copies
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Status
Last Check-In
Pitkin Non-Print Collection
BKCD 423 W759
On Shelf
May 3, 2023
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Subjects
LC Subjects
English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Lexicography.
Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Murray, James A. H. -- (James Augustus Henry), -- 1837-1915 -- Friends and associates.
New English dictionary on historical principles.
Oxford English dictionary.
Psychiatric hospital patients -- Great Britain -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans -- Biography.
English language -- Lexicography.
Lexicographers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Murray, James A. H. -- (James Augustus Henry), -- 1837-1915 -- Friends and associates.
New English dictionary on historical principles.
Oxford English dictionary.
Psychiatric hospital patients -- Great Britain -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans -- Biography.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0736651608 :
Lexile measure:
1330
Notes
General Note
Unabridged.
General Note
Subtitle from container.
General Note
In one container.
Participants/Performers
Read by David Case.
Description
When editors of the "Oxford English dictionary" put out a call during the late 19th century for "men of letters" to contribute entries, hundreds of responses came forth.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Winchester, S., & Case, D. (1999). The professor and the madman: [a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary]. Newport Beach, CA, Books On Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Winchester, Simon and David. Case. 1999. The Professor and the Madman: [a Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary]. Newport Beach, CA, Books On Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Winchester, Simon and David. Case, The Professor and the Madman: [a Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary]. Newport Beach, CA, Books On Tape, 1999.
MLA Citation (style guide)Winchester, Simon. and David Case. The Professor and the Madman: [a Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary]. Newport Beach, CA, Books On Tape, 1999.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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