Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
An abridged edition of a reference work originally compiled in 1870. It contains over 15,000 entries giving the meaning and origin of phrases, words and proper names.
A classic reference work - The Times Educational SupplementA browser's joy - Sunday ExpressOne of the great reference books - The IndependentBrewer's has always been the source of last resort for puzzling questions that are not answered in conventional dictionaries and encyclopedias - The Times
Originally conceived and produced by the great polymath Dr Ebenezer Cobham Brewer in 1870, this concise edition has been sensitively abridged and completely updated by Betty Kirkpatrick, editor of several well-known dictionaries and thesauri, including Roget's Thesaurus.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781859862865 |
| ISBN 10 | 1859862861 |
| Title | Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable |
| Author | Ebenezer Cobham Brewer |
| Series | Hutchinson Reference Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 1999-01-28 |
| Number of pages | 1136 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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