224 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670878628
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary -- and literary h...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,485 reviews
Moods
sad 34%
reflective 30%
dark 21%
challenging 14%
emotional 13%
inspiring 13%
mysterious 12%
adventurous 7%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 7%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Self harm, Schizophrenia/PsychosisModerate
Murder, Suicide, AbleismMinor
War, Bullying, Confinement
224 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670878628
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary -- and literary h...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,485 reviews
Moods
sad 34%
reflective 30%
dark 21%
challenging 14%
emotional 13%
inspiring 13%
mysterious 12%
adventurous 7%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 7%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Self harm, Schizophrenia/PsychosisModerate
Murder, Suicide, AbleismMinor
War, Bullying, Confinement