The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary What metaphors are used in The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester? Asked by bookragstutor on 20 Aug 04:24 Last updated by Jill W on 01 Oct 11:52
Metaphor: "I am not yet so lost in lexicography as to forget that words are the daughters of earth and that things are the sons of heaven."