Wednesday, May 28, 2008

The professor and the madman by Simon Winchester

Recommended by: Rachel Rigolino, Professor of English
Call Number: Audio Book
PE1617.O94 W56 1998b

A great "listen" even if you are not especially interested in linguistics. Winchester has done a masterful job of telling this tale which would be considered unbelievable if it were a novel. Also, Winchester's accent is great and a pleasure to listen to!

Also available in print form: Stacks PE1617.O94 W56 1998

1 comment:

Unknown said...

This is an incredible (!?) tale, brilliantly read by the author. Whether you know anything about the Oxford English Dictionary or not, you'll be drawn into this account of murder, madness, and sheer human accomplishment.