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The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary
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Winchester, Simon.
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423.092 WINC
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New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1998.
ISBN:
9780060175962
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1st ed.
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xi, 242 p. : ill ; 22 cm.
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Writing about literature
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Roberts, Edgar V.
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808 ROBE
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Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 1998.
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9780130814302 (pbk.)
Edition:
9th ed.
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xvi, 400 p. ; 23 cm.
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The dictionary people : the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English dictionary
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Ogilvie, Sarah
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423.0922 Ogil
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New York, New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
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9780593536407
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First American edition.
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The forgotten founding father Noah Webster's obsession and the creation of an American culture
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Kendall, Joshua.
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[United States] : Books on Tape, 2011.
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9780307912923 (electronic audio bk.)
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The meaning of everything : the story of the Oxford English Dictionary
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Winchester, Simon.
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423.09 WINC
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
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9780198607021 :
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A short guide to writing about literature
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Barnet, Sylvan
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808.06 Barn
Publisher:
Boston : Pearson, 2012.
ISBN:
9780205118458
Edition:
Twellfth edition.
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xxi, 384 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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A poetry handbook
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Oliver, Mary 1935-
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808.1 Oliv
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San Diego, California : Harcourt Brace & Co., 1994.
ISBN:
9780156724005
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First edition.
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viii, 130 pages ; 21 cm.
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