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Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable

Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

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Harper&Row

Celebrating the 125th anniversary of its first publication, an updated edition provides more than twenty thousand expertly researched definitions of typical phrases and words and explains their historical origins. National ad/promo.

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable)

revised by Adrian Room

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Harpercollins

Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words That Have a Tale to Tell (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words That Have a Tale to TellIt would be to the general reader a wearisome list, if the names were set down of all the correspondents who have by their suggestions shown an interest in this Dictionary. Some of them have W1itten from America, others from Germany, Belgium, France, and Norway, two from Ireland, many from Scotland, and the rest from England. George Martin, Esq., of Birkenhead, F. Tolhausen, Esq., whose name is already before the public, and the Rev Arthur M. Rendell, m.a., of Costou Rectory, Melton Mowbray, have gone through the book seriatim. Their corrections have been duly inserted, and are gratefully acknowledged.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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A Dictionary of Miracles: Imitative, Realistic, and Dogmatic; With Illustrations (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Dictionary of Miracles: Imitative, Realistic, and Dogmatic; With IllustrationsSt. Gregory the Great (dialogues, bk. Ii.) gives a remarkable instance. While St. Benedict was building the monastery of Mount Cassino, the monks thought the kitchen was on fire, and ran to tell St. Benedict, but the saint soon proved to them that the fire was wholly in their own imaginations.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 6 Let Demophoon tell Why Phyllis by a fate untimely fell. Ovid, Art of Love, iii. Vol. VI. Or 8 vol. Ed. Phyllis, a country girl in Virgil's third and fifth Eclogues. Hence a rustic maiden. Also spelt Phillis (gm). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 6 (Classic Reprint)

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Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 8 (Classic Reprint)

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Dramas & Plays

From "abominable snowman" to "zoo daddy", this dictionary supplies the details behind the origins and meanings of 5000 words and phrases which define the 20th century. New words and phrases included in this new edition include "AIDS terrorist", "Mexican wave" and "condom fatigue".

Brewer's dictionary of 20th-century phrase and fable

David Pickering

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Brewer's Dictionary of 20th-century Phrase and Fable

Orion Publishing Co

Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Brewer's)

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Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated

Unbeatable price Over 15,000 entries not covered in conventional dictionaries Crammed with fascinating and unexpected information A best-seller since its first publication in 1870

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