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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0670878626 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
924.21 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Winchester, Simon. |
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Winchester, Simon. |
| 245 ## - TITLE |
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| Title |
The surgeon of Crowthorne |
| Remainder of title |
: a tale of murder, madness and the love of words |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Simon Winchester. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Ringwood, Vic. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Viking, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
1998. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
207 p. :ill.;21 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Biography of one of the volunteers who assisted with the making of the Oxford English Dictionary; he turned out to be W.C. Miner, an eccentric millionaire American Civil War surgeon who became mad and ended up in Broadmoor Asylum. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Published in the U.S. as: The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity and the making of the Oxford English Dictionary. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Minor, William Chester. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Murray, James Augustus Henry, Sir, 1837-1915 Friends and associates. |
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Psychiatric hospital patients--Great Britain--Biography. |
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Lexicographers--Great Britain--Biography. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Murderers--Biography. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
English language--Lexicography. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans--Biography. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Item type |
Book |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
