The Surgeon of Crowthorne
First edition | |
| Author | Simon Winchester |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | 1998 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Love of Words is a non-fiction history book by British writer Simon Winchester, first published in England in 1998. It was retitled The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary in the United States and Canada.