Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins by William Morris
Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins details the fascinating and little known stories behind thousands of words and phrases that we use every
New entries include: * New trends--crack, glitch, greenmail, Harrier attack airplanes * Foreign terms--falafel, geisha, jihad, paparazzi * People--batman, dead end kid, Dutch uncle, hatchet man, Young Turks * Food--Adam and Eve on a raft, alligator pear, grapefruit, Harriet Lane * Sports--box score, cheese champions, full court press Throughout the Morris's present the histories of intriguing expressions in an eminently entertaining and readable fashion.William Morris (1834-1896) was an accomplished writer, textile designer and artist. A utopian socialist, he was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Craft Movement, and was a founding member of the Socialist League in Britain. Greatly influenced by the medieval period, Morris helped establish the modern fantasy genre though his works The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems, A Dream of John Ball, and The Well at the World's End. Authors like J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were greatly influenced by works like The House of the Wolfings, The Roots of the Mountains, and The Wood Beyond the World. Morris was also an accomplished publisher, founding the Kelmscott Press in 1891, whose 1896 edition of the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer is considered a masterpiece of book design.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780060158620 |
| ISBN 10 | 006015862X |
| Title | Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins |
| Author | William Morris |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 1988-04-27 |
| Number of pages | 736 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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