Join our Wednesday Afternoon Book Group for a discussion of The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester.
  (Postponded from August!)

DESCRIPTION: Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.

We normally meet in person, but this month, we will be meeting virtually, using zoom.

Registration is required. You will receive the login information via email, the day before the event.

NOTE: This novel is based on a true story. It has also been made into a feature film, starring Sean Penn, Mel Gibson, and Natalie Dormer.