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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable - Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, Philip Pullman

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

by: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (author) Philip Pullman (author)

This revised and expanded edition features hundreds of new entries on everything from blogs and designer babies to New York's mysterious sewer-dwelling alligators, as well as a selection of 'heritage entries' from a Victorian edition of Brewer's: see enchanted castles, magic garters and poison... show more

This revised and expanded edition features hundreds of new entries on everything from blogs and designer babies to New York's mysterious sewer-dwelling alligators, as well as a selection of 'heritage entries' from a Victorian edition of Brewer's: see enchanted castles, magic garters and poison detectors. The sheer scope of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable, together with its delightful mix of scholarship and eccentricity, makes it a must for every 21st-century bookshelf. Brewer's. Take the scenic route to knowledge.

Format: hardcover

ISBN: 9780550104113 (0550104119)

ASIN: 550104119

Publish date: July 30th 2010

Publisher: Chambers

Pages no: 584

Edition language: English

Category:

Fantasy, Classics, Non Fiction, Writing, History, Reference, Humanities, Language, Words, Dictionaries, Literature, Mythology

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