Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of cCommon Phrases, Allusions.

Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

ISBN 10: 3744778592 / ISBN 13: 9783744778596

Published by hansebooks, 2017

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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of cCommon Phrases, Allusions. | Ebenezer Cobham Brewer | Taschenbuch | 728 S. | Englisch | 2017 | hansebooks | EAN 9783744778596 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Hansebooks GmbH, Trakehner Weg 52, 22844 Norderstedt, gb[at]hansebooks[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. Seller Inventory # 108797207

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Title: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | Giving the ...

Publisher: hansebooks

Publication Date: 2017

Binding: Taschenbuch

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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable - Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of cCommon Phrases, Allusions... is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

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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.