The Deeper Meaning of Liff
by:
John Lloyd (author)
Douglas Adams (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780517137833 (0517137836)
Publish date: July 2nd 1995
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
Pages no: 156
Edition language: English
Category:
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Funny,
Comedy,
Reference,
Humanities,
Language,
Dictionaries,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Anthologies,
Collections
Series: The Meaning of Liff (#2)
I will admit it; If anyone else had written an entire book of definitions that they then attached to the strange names of towns and cities there is no way I would have read it, but this, this is written by Douglas Adams, possibly my favorite writer ever. The definitions he invents are so perfect it ...
A birthday present from my sister, The Meaning of Liff is a dictionary of words you didn't know about. Each word is actually a place name (mostly in the UK) and a humorous explanation is provided for each.Some of them I had already known for some time – my favourite is still Wimbledon – which as we ...