{"product_id":"the-surgeon-of-crowthorne-simon-winchester","title":"The Surgeon of Crowthorne - Simon Winchester","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"is-hidden__small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sp__the-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-hidden__small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sp__the-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-book-details__desc is-open\" style=\"height: 894px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThis would be a good read for those of you who have already read 'Dictionary of Lost Words' by Pip Williams, a fictional telling of the compiling of the Oxford English Dictionary. You may also be interested in 'The Dictionary People' by Sarah Ogilvie, a book about the unsung people that helped create the dictionary. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e'\u003cem\u003eWhat do three murderers, Karl Marx's daughter and a vegetarian vicar have in common?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary.' \u003c\/em\u003eKaren\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimon Winchester's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Surgeon of Crowthorne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was an international bestseller and tells an extraordinary true story of murder, madness and an extraordinary friendship in the nineteenth century. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is the tale of James Murray, the compiler of the first \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOxford English Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and his most valued helper: Dr Minor of Crowthorne, who was also a homicidal lunatic, confined to Broadmoor asylum for murder. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an enthralling and beautifully written work of literary detection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-book-details__desc is-open\" style=\"height: 921px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45517054640282,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/surgeon-of-crowthorne-9780141037714.jpg?v=1738965343","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.pro\/products\/the-surgeon-of-crowthorne-simon-winchester","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}