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A Tale Of Murder, Madness And The Oxford English Dictionary

by Simon Winchester
language: english
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD, July of 2002 ‧
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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.

Surgeon Of Crowthorne

A Tale Of Murder, Madness And The Oxford English Dictionary

by Simon Winchester

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ISBN: 9780141942049
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Release Date: July of 2002
Language: English
Format: eBook
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Categories: eBooks in English > Dictionaries and Encyclopedias > English
EAN: 9780141942049
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Simon Winchester

Simon Winchester nasceu em Londres em 1944. Em 1967 enveredou pelo jornalismo. Foi correspondente do The Guardian em Belfast, Calcutá e Washington. Em 1997 mudou-se para Nova Iorque, iniciando uma carreira literária fulgurante.
Em 2006 recebeu da Rainha Isabel II a Ordem do Império Britânico, com o grau de Oficial.

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