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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable takes you on a captivating adventure through its trademark blend of language, culture, myth and legend. As Susie Dent explains in the foreword, Brewer's 'is not a straightforward dictionary, nor is it an encyclopaedia. It is, in fact, unlike any...

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Main Author: Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham, 1810-1897
Other Authors: Evans, Ivor H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper & Row, 1981.
Edition:Centenary Edition, Revised
Subjects:
Literature > Dictionaries
Allusions
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