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$4.09The Story
Simon Winchester's The Surgeon of Crowthorne was an international bestseller and tells an extraordinary true story of murder, madness and an extraordinary friendship in the nineteenth century. It is the tale of James Murray, the compiler of the first Oxford English Dictionary, and his most valued helper- Dr Minor of Crowthorne, who was also a homicidal lunatic, confined to Broadmoor asylum for murder. This is an enthralling and beautifully written work of literary detection.
Author: Simon Winchester
ISBN: 9780141037714
Type: Paperback
Pages: 228
Dimensions: 112x179mm
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published Date: September 2008
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Simon Winchester's The Surgeon of Crowthorne was an international bestseller and tells an extraordinary true story of murder, madness and an extraordinary friendship in the nineteenth century. It is the tale of James Murray, the compiler of the first Oxford English Dictionary, and his most valued helper- Dr Minor of Crowthorne, who was also a homicidal lunatic, confined to Broadmoor asylum for murder. This is an enthralling and beautifully written work of literary detection.
Author: Simon Winchester
ISBN: 9780141037714
Type: Paperback
Pages: 228
Dimensions: 112x179mm
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published Date: September 2008
