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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (P.S.)tells about the making of Oxford English Dictionary. Its really suprising that there are an amazing story behind the making of that dictionary. Oxford English Dictionary was made for the duration of 40 years. It was one of the most ambitious project ever undertaken. This project was led by Professor James Murray. Within making this dictionary need a lot of volunteer to submitt words as much as possible. James Murray discovered that one man, Dr. W. C. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand words. When Professor James Murray insisted on honoring him, a shocking truth came to light. Dr. Minor, an American Civil War Veteran, was an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.
In this book was also explained step by step process to make Oxford Englidh Dictionary and elaborating words which used in this process.
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