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The Surgeon of Crowthorne

Author	: Simon Winchester
Publisher	:
Total Pages	: 232
Release	: 1998
ISBN-10	: UOM:39015042179732
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Download or read book The Surgeon of Crowthorne written by Simon Winchester and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 realise was that he was also a millionaire American Civil War surgeon turned lunatic, imprisoned in Broadmoor Asylum for murder.

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