William Shakespeare (1564-1616) had no English dictionary to reference when he wrote his 38 plays, sonnets and poems. The.Professor.and.the.Madman.2019.WEB-DL.x264-FGT.srt . Have you ever wondered how that magnificent beast, the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary (OED), came into being? Through his career at Simon Winchester, OBE, is a British writer, journalist and broadcaster who resides in the United States. I think the "professor" and the "madman" were interesting stories to fill a chapter each, and then maybe more could have been said. It's a memorable book and on my list to re-read. Am currently reading for book club. What an odd way to enter the academic world!Another incredible story that one can put under the heading, "Truth is stranger than fiction."
I have a heavy obsession with the alphabet, with inventing bizarre systems that rule just about anything in my life and catalouging things.
Winchester built up this great mystery about Dr. Minor, the reclusive contributor to Prof. Murray's editorial efforts, culminating in the exciting revelation about Minor's circumstances, then I procrastinated writing this review because I couldn’t make up my mind how many stars to award this book.
I thought I'd love this, since I enjoy finding curious new words and discovering their origins.Since I am a person who took her learned brother's advice which was "read the dictionary every day", this book was right up my alley. She told me she enjoyed it – so that made me keen to read it too.
The first requirement was to read every printed word up to the time of its inception--Others here have done outstanding jobs on reviewing this non-fiction book of the most frankly unbelievable account that DID happen re the title. Definitely worth reading although not a "light" read.The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English DictionaryProfessor James Murray was one of the primary editors of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Cast: Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer. Run Time: 2h 4m. Love the use of language and the references to different words. Professor Murray, as he had never met him beforehand, assumed it was a private household address.This book has been on my to-read list for some time, and I had a few preconceived ideas that turned out to be wrong. But the writing was all fluffy excited repetitious drama, full of egoistic awe of one's own flair for "understanding" what these people must have felt and thought. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Biography, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. But one person stood far above the rest with his knowledge of lexicography and his commitment to the task. He has actually managed to make a book based upon the making of the Oxford English Dictionary a magical work. Not that you’d know that from the title. An appeal went out to the public for learned volunteers to read books and submit words on scraps of paper along with their origin, context and definitions. by Harper Perennial Calling all bibliophiles! Where does one begin to capture all the words in the English language with the various meanings and nuances?...Professor James Murray, the editor put out a call for volunteers and thousands replied. I showed it to her and then lent it to her. I think mum even lent it to my sister to read. That was a couple of years ago – as you see, I was in no rush. But Murray did not know that Minor was an inmate in an insane asylum. Until I read this book, I never really thought about this before, a time when this valuable resource was not available. Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum , Dr William Minor. Genre: Drama,History,Mystery,Thriller, . Tens of thousands of entries came from one person--William Chester Minor.
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