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    Simon Winchester

    How the Oxford English Dictionary came to be: a tale of murder, insanity and defining the English language ... LA Times Book Review Editor Steve Wasserman speaks with author Simon Winchester about his new book, The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and The Making of the Oxford English Dictionary.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sarah Spitz • Sep 8, 1998 • 1 min read

    How the Oxford English Dictionary came to be: a tale of murder, insanity and defining the English language ... Join LA Times Book Review Editor, Steve Wasserman, in discussion with author

    Simon Winchester, about his new book,

    The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and The Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

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      Sarah Spitz

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