"The Professor and the Madman" by Simon Winchester

I have read this novel twice in the past ten years because the first time I read it I wasn't blogging so I didn't retain as clear a picture of what transpired between it's covers. It was as entertaining the second time through as it was in the first time reading. It follows the stories of two men, one, an early and important editor of the Oxford English dictionary and, the other, a psychologically challenged primary contributor lending to the success of the dictionary's printing. Imagining the undertaking this all-encompassing dissection of the English language becomes easier through the description Winchester provides. The manner in which he details the circumstances of our two protagonists also brings the reader closer to the magnanimity of the work they both contributed. It's a great, knowledgeable read.