The Professor and the Madman HarperOne this book is a miscellany

this book is a miscellany of memories

Lies upon lies

his insatiable thirst for experience

officials inadvertently spurred like-minded radicals to rally to his cause

The Professor and the Madman HarperOne this book is a miscellanyThe Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary and literary history. The compilation of the OED, begun in 1857, was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, discovered that