The Professor and the Madman Author:Simon Winchester The creation of the Oxford Englist Dictionary took seventy years to complete, and drew from thens of thousands of brilliant minds. But hidden within this great literary achievement is a mysterious story, a tale of two remarkable men: the learned scholar and aditor of the OED project and one of his most accomplished contributors, and American se... more »rgeon and Civil War veteral who happened to be a murderer deemed clinically insane and locked in England's harshest asylum for criminal lunatics. The Professor and the Madman is a fascinating glimpse into one man's tortured mind and his contribution to another man's magnificent achievement.« less