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The Surgeon Of Crowthorne
Simon Winchester's tale of murder, madness and lexicography. A rich convict's links to the Oxford English Dictionary. From 1998.
True story about Dr William Chester Minor, a mentally ill American surgeon, who posted scholarly contributions illustrating the way words were used - to the New English Dictionary (later Oxford English Dictionary) from his rooms in Broadmoor.
Readings by John Rowe and Brian Parr.
Producer: Jill Waters
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in June 1998.
Last on
Sat 15 May 2021
02:30
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