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Paperback / softback. New. First published in 1870, this classic work is a 'museum of literary odds and ends', elucidating the etymology of thousands of some 20,000 words and phrases. Drawing on a lifetime's reading, Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1810-97) touches on diverse subjects ranging from history and literature to mythology and magic.
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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words That Have a Tale to Tell Paperback - 2014
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
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- Title Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words That Have a Tale to Tell
- Author Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 992
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date 2014-03-20
- ISBN 9781108068871 / 1108068871
- Weight 2.72 lbs (1.23 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 2.22 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 5.64 cm)
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- Cultural Region: British
- Dewey Decimal Code 803
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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words that Have a Tale to Tell
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Cambridge University Press, 2014. Paperback. New. reissue edition. 979 pages. 8.50x5.50x2.25 inches.
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