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| Named Person: | James Augustus Henry Murray, Sir; William Chester Minor |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Simon Winchester |
| ISBN: | 006099486X 9780060994860 |
| OCLC Number: | 42373835 |
| Description: | xiii, 242 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | The dead of the night in Lambeth Marsh -- The man who taught Latin to cattle -- The madness of war -- Gathering Earth's daughters -- The big dictionary conceived -- The scholar in cell block two -- Entering the lists -- Annulated, art, brick-tea, buckwheat -- The meeting of minds -- The unkindest cut -- Then only the monuments. |
| Responsibility: | Simon Winchester. |
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