Download or read book The Macmillan Dictionary of Contemporary Phrase Fable written by Jonathan Law and published by Macmillan Pub Limited. This book was released on 2002 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Parts of this work previous;y published as Brewer's Dictionary of 20th century phrase and fable"--T.p. verso.
Download or read book Brewer s Dictionary of Contemporary Phrase and Fable written by Room and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1999-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dictionary of Phrase and Fable written by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 1470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Brewer s Dictionary of Modern Phrase Fable written by John Ayto and published by Chambers Harrap Pub Limited. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 853 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely updated for the twenty-first century, this reference presents definitions and origins of thousands of words, idioms, catchphrases, slogans, nicknames, and events from TV, literature, music, comic strips, and computer games.
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Download or read book Dictionary of Phrase and Fable written by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable provides the derivation, source, or origin of common phrases, allusions, and words that have a tale to tell.
Download or read book Brewer s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 20th edition written by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer and published by Chambers. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This is, in fact, not what you were looking for; but it's much more interesting' Terry Pratchett Much loved for its wit and wisdom since 1870, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable takes you on a captivating adventure through its trademark blend of language, culture, myth and legend. Nowhere else could the histories of the guillotine and Guinness stout sit so comfortably alongside the KGB and the Keystone Kops. Brewer's is a catalogue of curiosities and absurdities that, over almost 150 years in print, has acquired near-mythical status. Edited by Susie Dent, this new edition includes a brand new Collection of Curious Words and many new and updated entries. Its pages brim with esoteric and entertaining oddities - everything from curious customs to the world of newspapers and political alliances of yesteryear - all seen through the distinctive Brewer lens. This twentieth edition of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable encapsulates all the charm and wit that characterise its predecessors and maintains the standards of scholarship and eclecticism that have long been its hallmark. Whether you're a committed Brewerphile or a newcomer to its pages of fascinating entries, this edition will draw you in and keep you glued to its rich mix of eccentric nuggets. As Susie Dent explains in the foreword, Brewer's "is unlike any other reference book that exists, anywhere."
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