The Surgeon of Crowthorne

The Surgeon of Crowthorne A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary

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Publisher's Synopsis

W.C. Minor was one of the keenest volunteers involved in the making of the Oxford English Dictionary. What the OED's editor, James Murray, didn't realize was that he was also a millionaire, American Civil War surgeon turned lunatic, imprisoned in Broadmoor Asylum for murder.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140868630
Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks
Imprint: Penguin Audiobooks
Pub date:
Edition: Abridged Edition
DEWEY: 423.092
Language: English
Weight: 131g
Height: 140mm
Width: 107mm
Spine width: 17mm