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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, sometimes referred to simply as Brewer's, is a reference work containing definitions and explanations of many famous phrases, allusions, and figures, whether historical or mythical.

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, sometimes referred to simply as Brewer's, is a reference work containing definitions and explanations of many famous phrases, allusions, and figures, whether historical or mythical.

Evans, Ivor H; Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham, 1810-1897. Spine title: Dictionary of phrase & fable. Dictionary of phrase and fable.

Ebenezer Cobham Brewer. Another work that owes much to an attentive and even obsessive compiler is Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Brewer, who was born in 1810, claimed that the dictionary evolved from his boyhood habit of note taking

Ebenezer Cobham Brewer. Brewer, who was born in 1810, claimed that the dictionary evolved from his boyhood habit of note taking. Around 1841, while still a Norwich schoolmaster, he wrote a popular compendium called Guide to Science, which "brought me in a large number of questions on all imaginary matters.

in English - Centenary e. 5th impression (corrected), rev. by Ivor H. Evans. Libraries near you: WorldCat.

Encompasses real, fictitious, and mythical names from history, romance, the arts, science, and fable, and phrases, superstitions, and customs ancient and contemporary. Kullanıcılar ne diyor? - Eleştiri yazın. Kullanıcı Değerlendirmesi - RShelton - LibraryThing. This reference book has nearly every entry you could think of, from famous people to plants to humorous linguistic corruptions of a popular 17th century Spanish wine ("Peter-see-me"). Tam incelemeyi okuyun.

Brewer's Dictionary is a gem, full of obscure facts, observations about the history of phrases and stories and .

Brewer's Dictionary is a gem, full of obscure facts, observations about the history of phrases and stories and icons and references.

Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable. Ebenezer Cobham Brewer. This book is simply one of the best dictionaries of its kind ever to have been published, and, I might add, Brewer's work has already become a classic. Brewer's Book of Myth and Legend (Brewer's). The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.

Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable.

Kullanıcılar ne diyor? - Eleştiri yazın. Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable. Harper & Row, 1989.

DICTIONARY OF Phrase and Fable. GIVING THE Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words that have a Tale to Tell. BY THE REV. E. COBHAM BREWER, L. TO WHICH IS ADDED A CONCISE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. PHILADELPHIA Henry Altemus Company.