Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Author: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Total Pages: 1166
Release: 2001
Genre: Allusions
ISBN: 9781840223101
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This work explains the origins of the familiar and the unfamiliar in everyday speech and literature, including the colloquial and the proverbial. It embraces archaeology, history, religion, the arts, science, mythology and characters from fiction.


Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Language: en
Pages: 1466

Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Authors: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Categories: Allusions
Type: BOOK - Published: 1894 - Publisher:

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"In this book: 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
Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Language: en
Pages: 1166

Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Authors: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Categories: Allusions
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Wordsworth Editions

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This work explains the origins of the familiar and the unfamiliar in everyday speech and literature, including the colloquial and the proverbial. It embraces ar
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable
Language: en
Pages: 1298

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable

Authors: Adrian Room
Categories: Allusions
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: Cassell Publishers

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The 16th edition of this classic reference offers information about thousands of phrases and expressions which are not dealt with in conventional dictionaries.
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words That Have a Tale to Tell. to Which Is Added a Concise Bibliography of English Literature;
Language: en
Pages: 730

Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words That Have a Tale to Tell. to Which Is Added a Concise Bibliography of English Literature;

Authors: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-08-22 - Publisher: Andesite Press

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable
Language: en
Pages: 1523

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable

Authors: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Categories: Allusions
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher: Orion

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Long established as the ultimate reference for anyone with an interest in the English language, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable features tens of thousan