The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

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This work explains the origins of the familiar and the unfamiliar in everyday speech and literature, including the colloquial and the proverbial. It embraces archaeology, history, religion, the arts, science, mythology and characters from fiction.

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The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

This work explains the origins of the familiar and the unfamiliar in everyday speech and literature, including the colloquial and the proverbial. It embraces archaeology, history, religion, the arts, science, mythology and characters from fiction.
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ISBN 13 9781840223101
ISBN 10 1840223103
Title The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Author Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Series Wordsworth Reference
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Year published 2001-06-05
Number of pages 1184
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