Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable: 2nd Edition by Ian Crofton

Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable: 2nd Edition by Ian Crofton

A fully revised and updated edition of the authentic phrase and fable dictionary for the 21st century, under a new team of editors.

"I can't remember when I last learnt quite so many different things from one book" -- Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday "..peerless...Brewer's has kept ahead of the game by compiling this marvelous compendium...It has captured the flavour of the past 100 years" -- The Times

Ian Crofton is a freelance writer and editor. His publications include A Dictionary of Musical Quotations (with Donald Fraser) and A Dictionary of Art Quotations and he was editor-in-chief of The Guinness Encyclopedia. He contributed entries on history, music and art to Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable and has written articles for a number of other children's and adults' reference books.

John Ayto is a writer and lexicographer. He is the editor of the 17th edition of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable and co-author (with Ian Crofton) of Brewer's Britain and Ireland. His other authorial credits include The Oxford Dictionary of Rhyming Slang and The Bloomsbury Dictionary of Word Histories. He lives in London.

Previous titles include:

Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable: 1st Ed (Feb 2001)

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ISBN 13	9780304368099
ISBN 10	0304368091
Title	Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable: 2nd Edition
Author	Ian Crofton
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	John Murray Press
Year published	2006-10-27
Number of pages	870
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.