The Surgeon of Crowthorne: Popular Penguins
Author: Winchester, Simon
ISBN: 9780141037714
Publisher: Penguin (General UK)
Year First Published: 2008
Pages: 228
Dimensions: 179mm x 112mm x 19mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Simon Winchester's The Surgeon of Crowthorne was an international bestseller and tells an extraordinary true story of murder, madness and an extraordinary friendship in the nineteenth century. It is the tale of James Murray, the compiler of the first Oxford English Dictionary, and his most valued helper- Dr Minor of Crowthorne, who was also a homicidal lunatic, confined to Broadmoor asylum for murder. This is an enthralling and beautifully written work of literary detection.
ISBN: 9780141037714
Publisher: Penguin (General UK)
Year First Published: 2008
Pages: 228
Dimensions: 179mm x 112mm x 19mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Simon Winchester's The Surgeon of Crowthorne was an international bestseller and tells an extraordinary true story of murder, madness and an extraordinary friendship in the nineteenth century. It is the tale of James Murray, the compiler of the first Oxford English Dictionary, and his most valued helper- Dr Minor of Crowthorne, who was also a homicidal lunatic, confined to Broadmoor asylum for murder. This is an enthralling and beautifully written work of literary detection.
