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Item Details
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BLOOMSBURY DICTIONARY OF PHRASE AND ALLUSION
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| By: |
Nigel Rees |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0747512175 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780747512172 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 1992 |
| Pages: |
362 |
| Description: |
With more than 5000 entries, from "Abandon hope all ye who enter here" to "Led Zeppelin", this book explores the origins and meanings of allusions, words, names and phrases from the worlds of literature, politics and popular culture. |
| Synopsis: |
With more than 5000 entries, from "Abandon hope all ye who enter here" to "Led Zeppelin", this book explores the origins and meanings of allusions, words, names and phrases from the worlds of literature, politics and popular culture. The entries include contemporary references as well as information on classical mythology, saints' names, acronyms, collective nouns and pseudonyms. Nigel Rees is a writer, broadcaster and lexicographer whose other books include "Bloomsbury Dictionary of Popular Phrases". |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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