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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

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Based on 54 Ratings and 4 Reviews

Book Description
The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase & Fable explains the origins of the familiar and the unfamiliar in everyday speech and literature, including the colloquial and the proverbial, and embracing archaeology, history, religion, the arts, science, mythology, and characters from fiction. This invaluable dictionary, which revises and updates the original work of Dr Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, encompasses m... More
Book Information
PublisherWordsworth Editions Ltd.
BindingPaperback
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages1184
ISBN-101840223103
ISBN-13978-1840223101
Publication Date05/05/2001
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About Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (Author) : Ebenezer Cobham Brewer is a published author and an editor. Published credits of Ebenezer Cobham Brewer include Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable).
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