The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester (Paperback, 2008)

Simon Winchester's The Surgeon of Crowthorne was an international bestseller and tells an extraordinary true story of murder, madness and an extraordinary friendship in the nineteenth century.

It is the tale of James Murray, the compiler of the first Oxford English Dictionary, and his most valued helper: Dr Minor of Crowthorne, who was also a homicidal lunatic, confined to Broadmoor asylum for murder.

This is an enthralling and beautifully written work of literary detection.

About The Author

Simon Winchester was born and educated in England. He was a foreign correspondent for more than thirty years includng twelve years for the Guardian in Asia, reporting on the Hong Kong handover to China for the newspaper in 1997, and twenty years as the Asia editor for Condé Nast Traveler. He is the author of many highly acclaimed and bestselling works of non-fiction. He now lives in Massachusetts.

Format: Paperback | 228 pages

Dimensions (cm): 18.2 x 11.1 x 1.5 | 238g -

Publication Date: 01 Sep 2008

Publisher: Penguin Books Australia

Publication City/Country: Melbourne, Australia

Language: English

Edition Number: 1

ISBN10: 0141037717

ISBN13: 9780141037714

 

Condition: Good

A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some damage to the cover including very minor scuff marks, some minor creasing, a few tiny punctures and a very small tear on the bottom-left side of the front cover, and a small tear at the base of the spine, but no other holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. Still a clean, solid and readable copy. No missing pages.