7 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060836269
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: HarperAudio
Publication date: 04 October 2005
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 4,468 reviews
Moods
sad 34%
reflective 31%
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
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Graphic
Mental illness, Self harm, Schizophrenia/PsychosisModerate
Murder, Suicide, AbleismMinor
War, Bullying, Confinement7 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060836269
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: HarperAudio
Publication date: 04 October 2005
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 4,468 reviews
Moods
sad 34%
reflective 31%
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