The trouble with this book was that every couple of pages I had to stop to look something up on the internet. Then, a few hours later, I'd get back to the book. Very slow going!
Subtitled "A tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English Dictionary". Good book.
QUOTE:
The policeman, plodding and imperturbable, replied that if he did have another gun, perhaps he would be so kind as to keep it in his pocket for the time being.