The Surgeon of Crowthorne
In the nineteenth century, two distinguished clever men become friends. But they come from very different backgrounds, one is a brilliant academic, the other is a madman and murderer. In spite of this they work together on one of the greatest works in the English language.
An intriguing tale about the compilation of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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