Brewer's dictionary of phrase & fable [electronic resource]
2009
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Features new entries on everything from designer babies and social kissing to the Secret Seven and Spring-Heeled Jack as well as fascinating 'heritage entries' reproduced unchanged from the 1896 edition of Brewer's which cover all manner of intriguing topics including enchanted castles, magic garters and poison detectors. Broad in scope and a delightful mix of scholarship and eccentricity.
Main title:
Brewer's dictionary of phrase & fable [electronic resource] / edited by Camilla Rockwood.
Edition:
18th ed.
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Brewer's, 2009.
Collation:
xxv, 1460 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Notes:
This publication is available online through Credo Reference.Includes graphical cross-reference mapper.Electronic reproduction. London : Credo Reference Ltd., 2009 Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to Credo Reference affiliated libraries.
System details:
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Available in other form: Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham, 1810-1897. Brewer's Dictionary of phrase & fable. Edinburgh : Brewer's, c2009
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to subscribers.
ISBN:
9781849725255184972525X
Dewey class:
423
LC class:
PN43
Language:
English
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Related title:
Brewer's dictionary of phrase & fable
Subject:
BRN:
454283
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