The Professor and the Madman: Chester Minor and the OED

The American surgeon in Broadmoor who became the OED's most prolific volunteer: the true story behind Simon Winchester's book — murder, madness and 10,000 slips of paper.

Playlist by @birth_of_dictionary

8 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Meet the Brutal Killer Who Wrote the English Dictionary — Thoughty2
2. The Killer Who Wrote The Dictionary — Name Explain
3. #ZeeJLF2017: Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary — Jaipur Literature Festival
4. The Professor and the Madman - The Making of the Oxford English Dictionary — Samuel Pedro
5. Simon Winchester on Professor & The Madman — Kinokuniya USA
6. How an American Surgeon in a British Asylum Shaped the Oxford Dictionary — History-Briefly
7. How A Murderer Helped Define The English Language | The Professor and the Madman — Novel Wisdom
8. THE MYSTERY BEHIND OXFORD DICTIONARY: The Professor and the Mad Man — Beyond the Surface"