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  Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Paperback) By (author) Chambers, Edited by Chambers, Introduction and notes by Philip Pullman

  

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  Short Description for Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and FableTake the scenic route to knowledge.
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  • Publisher: CHAMBERS
  • Published: 29 October 2010
  • Format: Paperback 1488 pages
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  • Categories: Dictionaries | Journalistic Style Guides
  • ISBN 13: 9780550100306 ISBN 10: 055010030X
  • Sales rank: 24,275

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Full description for Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

• This paperback edition of the revised and expanded Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable features hundreds of new entries on everything from blogs and designer babies to New York's mysterious sewer-dwelling alligators, as well as a selection of 'heritage entries' from a Victorian edition of Brewer's: see what the Victorians thought of things like enchanted castles, magic garters and poison detectors. The sheer scope of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, together with its delightful mix of scholarship and eccentricity, makes it a must for every 21st-century bookshelf. Brewer's. Take the scenic route to knowledge.