{"product_id":"9780140271287","title":"The Surgeon of Crowthorne","description":"Author: Winchester, Simon\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780140271287\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Jun 1999\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe making of the Oxford English Dictionary was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. In the end, James Murray, the OED's editor, went to Crowthorne in Berkshire to meet him. What he found was incredible - Minor was a millionaire American civil war surgeon turned lunatic, imprisoned in Broadmoor Asylum for murder and yet who dedicated his entire cell-bound life to work on the English language.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48128386334878,"sku":"UBD-9780140271287","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780140271287.jpg?v=1786539865","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780140271287","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}