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The Professor and the Madman
1998-11-08T22:59:23-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNmZmXC8xOTk4MTEwODIzMDMzMTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Simon Winchester,spoke about his book, The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, about Dr. W. C. Minor, a certified lunatic who contributed many entries to the Oxford English Dictionary.
Simon Winchester,spoke about his book, The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictio…
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Simon Winchester,spoke about his book, The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, about Dr. W. C. Minor, a certified lunatic who contributed many entries to the Oxford English Dictionary. close
Simon Winchester,spoke about his book, The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictio… read more
Simon Winchester,spoke about his book, The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, about Dr. W. C. Minor, a certified lunatic who contributed many entries to the Oxford English Dictionary. close
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