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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable(19th Edition)
by Dr. Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, Susie Dent
Paperback, 1,480 Pages, Published 2013 by Teach Yourself
ISBN-13: 978-0-550-10764-0, ISBN: 0-550-10764-9

"In this book: Much loved for its wit and wisdom since 1870, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable takes you on a captivating adventure through its trademark blend of language, culture, myth and legend. Edited by Susie Dent, this new edition contains an intriguing supplement of Brewer's Gems - facts, fables and curiosities from Brewer collections of the past. Its pages brim with esoteric and entertaining entries - everything from cur ..."






The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable(1st Edition)
(Wordsworth Reference)
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Paperback, 1,184 Pages, Published 2001 by Wordsworth Editions Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-1-84022-310-1, ISBN: 1-84022-310-3

"The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase & Fable explains the origins of the familiar and the unfamiliar in everyday speech and literature, including the colloquial and the proverbial, and embracing archaeology, history, religion, the arts, science, mythology, and characters from fiction. This invaluable dictionary, which revises and updates the original work of Dr Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, encompasses material from all over the English speaki ..."






Dictionary of Phrase and Fable(Reprint)
Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words that Have a Tale to Tell (Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies)
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Paperback, 992 Pages, Published 2014 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-06887-1, ISBN: 1-108-06887-1






Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable(2nd Edition)
(Brewer's S.)
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, Betty Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth Mclaren Kirkpatrick, E.M. Kirkpatrick
Hardcover, 1,136 Pages, Published 1996 by Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated
ISBN-13: 978-0-304-34901-2, ISBN: 0-304-34901-1

"The majority of entries provide the history of phrases, or an account of figures in myth and history, or an outline of the significance of historical terms. It also includes miscellaneous lists and facts."






The Political, Social, and Literary History of Germany
(Spanish Edition)
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Softcover, Published 2023 by Legare Street Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-02-135508-9, ISBN: 1-02-135508-9

"This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations."






Errors of Speech and of Spelling; Volume 1
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Hardcover, Published 2023 by Legare Street Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-02-112698-6, ISBN: 1-02-112698-5

"This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations."






Brewer's Dictionary of Names(Updated)
People and Places and Things (Hutchinson Reference Classics)
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, Adrian Room
Paperback, 640 Pages, Published 1999 by Hodder Arnold
ISBN-13: 978-1-85986-323-7, ISBN: 1-85986-323-X






Brewer's Book of Myth and Legend - Brewer, E. C. - Paperback(Updated)
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, J.C. Cooper
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1999 by Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN-13: 978-1-85986-322-0, ISBN: 1-85986-322-1






Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable(Updated)
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, E.M. Kirkpatrick, Betty Kirkpatrick
Paperback, 1,118 Pages, Published 1993 by Helicon
ISBN-13: 978-0-09-177963-4, ISBN: 0-09-177963-4






Brewer's Book of Myth and Legend Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham and Cooper, J.C.(Reprint)
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, J.C. Cooper
Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 1992 by Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated
ISBN-13: 978-0-304-34084-2, ISBN: 0-304-34084-7






Brewer's Dictionary of Twentieth Century Phrase and Fable by E. Cobham Brewer(Updated)
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Paperback, 672 Pages, Published 1992 by Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated
ISBN-13: 978-0-304-34195-5, ISBN: 0-304-34195-9






Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
The Meaning and Origin of Over 15,000 Words, Names and Places (Brewer Dictionaries)
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, Betty Kirkpatrick, E.M. Kirkpatrick
Hardcover, 1,136 Pages, Published 1992 by Orion Publishing Co
ISBN-13: 978-0-304-34079-8, ISBN: 0-304-34079-0






Brewer''s Dictionary of Twentieth Century Phrase and Fable(Updated)
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, Elizabeth Pickering Martin, Alan Issacs, David Pickering, Alan Isaacs, No Noted, Ebenezer Cobham, Alan -- Editors
Hardcover, 672 Pages, Published 1991 by Cassell
ISBN-13: 978-0-304-34059-0, ISBN: 0-304-34059-6






Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable(Updated)
by Ivor H. Evans, Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Hardcover, 1,213 Pages, Published 1981 by Cassell
ISBN-13: 978-0-304-30706-7, ISBN: 0-304-30706-8






Dictionary of Phrase and Fable(Updated)
(Wordsworth Collection)
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, Ivor H. Evans
Paperback, 1,200 Pages, Published 1995 by Wordsworth Editions
ISBN-13: 978-1-85326-300-2, ISBN: 1-85326-300-1






Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, Ivor H. Evans, Cibgan Brewerm E.
Hardcover, 1,175 Pages, Published 1970 by Harper & Row
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-010466-5, ISBN: 0-06-010466-X






Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words That Have a Tale to Tell. To Which is ... Bibliography of English Literature; Volume 2
by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
Paperback, 730 Pages, Published 2022 by Legare Street Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-01-583527-6, ISBN: 1-01-583527-9






Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 8 Classic Reprint
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Softcover, Published by Forgotten Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-334-39848-3, ISBN: 1-334-39848-8






Poetical Chronology of Inventions, Discoveries C From the Conquest 1
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Softcover, Published by Hardpress Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-461-20471-1, ISBN: 0-461-20471-1






Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 8 by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Hardcover, Published 2019 by Forgotten Books, United States
ISBN-13: 978-0-267-95046-1, ISBN: 0-267-95046-2



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