Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable)

Susie Dent

This edition of 'Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable' has been fully revised and updated and contains entries on a vast range of colloquial words and expressions as well as mythology and folk customs.

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable

'This is, in fact, not what you were looking for; but it's much more interesting' Terry Pratchett Much loved for its wit and wisdom since 1870, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable takes you on a captivating adventure through its trademark blend of language, culture, myth and legend. Nowhere else could the histories of the guillotine and Guinness stout sit so comfortably alongside the KGB and the Keystone Kops. Brewer's is a catalogue of curiosities and absurdities that, over almost 150 years in print, has acquired near-mythical status. Edited by Susie Dent, this new edition includes a brand new Collection of Curious Words and many new and updated entries. Its pages brim with esoteric and entertaining oddities - everything from curious customs to the world of newspapers and political alliances of yesteryear - all seen through the distinctive Brewer lens. This twentieth edition of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable encapsulates all the charm and wit that characterise its predecessors and maintains the standards of scholarship and eclecticism that have long been its hallmark. Whether you're a committed Brewerphile or a newcomer to its pages of fascinating entries, this edition will draw you in and keep you glued to its rich mix of eccentric nuggets. As Susie Dent explains in the foreword, Brewer's "is unlike any other reference book that exists, anywhere."

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (20th edition)

Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words that Have a Tale to Tell

A Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama

With Two Appendices

The Reader's Handbook of Allusions, References, Plots and Stories

Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words that Have a Tale to Tell

The Reader's Handbook of Famous Names in Fiction, Allusions, References, Proverbs, Plots, Stories, and Poems

Etymological & Pronouncing Dictionary of Difficult Words

Being the Appendices to "The Reader's Handbook"

Authors and Their Works with Dates

Imitative, Realistic, and Dogmatic : with Illustrations

A Dictionary of Miracles

The Reader's Handbook of Allusions, References Plots and Stories with Two Appendices

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