"The first concise format edition of a classic reference work, this contains over 15,000 entries which give the meanings and origin of words, phrases and proper names not covered in conventional dictionaries. The majority of entries provide the history of phrases - from auld lang syne to ZIP code - an account of figures in myth and history - from Abdalla and Alberick to Zephyr and Zuleika - or outline the significance of historic terms i ..."
"This dictionary reveals the origins of familiar names from personal names to place names, brand names to astronomical names. It includes a broad selection of names of animals, mythological and literary characters, sports teams, languages, nationalities, political parties and pop and rock groups. It takes in the name of holidays and festivals, of schools and colleges, of battles and revolutions, and of well-known individual buildings suc ..."
"Brewer's Book of Myth and Legend Based on the text of "Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable", this work is alphabetically ordered. Over 4000 entries describe the origins and significance of mythological beings and legendary figures and events from a range of cultures and ages. Full description"