An extraordinary, true story.
Dr James Murray was a quite familly man. He worked at Oxford University in the 1800s.
Dr William Minor was a madman and a murderer. He lived in Broadmoor, a hospital and a prison.
Together these two man worked on the Oxford English Dictionary, one of the most important works in the English language.
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Chapter 1 Dr Murray's First Meeting with Dr Minor
Chapter 2 A Saturday Night in Lambeth
Chapter 3 The Early Life of James Murray
Chapter 4 The Early Life of William Chester Minor
Chapter 5 Dictionaries Before the OED
Chapter 6 The Start of the OED
Chapter 7 The Early Years in Broadmoor
Chapter 8 Dr Minor's Work on the OED
Chapter 9 Dr Murray's Work on the OED
Chapter 10 The Friendship Between Murray and Minor
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