Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

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Summary

Originally put together in 1870 by Dr Brewer, this reference work provides the history of phrases, an account of figures in myth and history or an outline of the significance of historic terms in religion, magic, philosophy, literature, geography, mathematics and the sciences.

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Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

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
Betty Kirkpatrick has compiled several thesauri including The Concise Oxford Thesaurus.
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ISBN 13 9780304357253
ISBN 10 0304357251
Title Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Author Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Series Cassell Value S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 2001-02-08
Number of pages 1136
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