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Product Description: "[...]strikes him such a blow, as to maim him. Q. What is thunder? A. Lightning parts the air through which it passes; and when the parted air closes again, the noise made by the concussion, is called Thunder. Q. Why does lightning part the air through which it passes? It does not part a rod of iron...read more

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9780559299483 | Bibliolife, October 31, 2008, cover price $36.99 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
9781436666909 | Kessinger Pub Co, June 2, 2008, cover price $53.95

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9781505920499 | Createspace Independent Pub, April 15, 2015, cover price $18.99 | About this edition: "[.
9780559299476 | Bibliolife, October 31, 2008, cover price $34.75 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
9781409703761 | Read Books, May 30, 2008, cover price $32.99 | About this edition: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.
9780548878453 | Kessinger Pub Co, February 28, 2008, cover price $38.95 | About this edition: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.

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Product Description: First published in 1870, this 'museum of literary odds and ends' was condensed from material in a manuscript that was thrice the size of the finished book. At the end of his life, Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1810-97) substantially revised and updated the Dictionary in 1895 and it has appeared in new versions ever since...read more

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9781108068871 | Reissue edition (Cambridge Univ Pr, March 20, 2014), cover price $74.99 | About this edition: First published in 1870, this 'museum of literary odds and ends' was condensed from material in a manuscript that was thrice the size of the finished book.

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9780304367993 | Cassell, June 8, 2006, cover price $34.95

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9780550105479 | Chambers Harrap Pub Ltd, November 30, 2010, cover price $24.95

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Product Description: Originally published in 1892, "the object of this Handbook is to supply readers and speakers with a lucid, but very brief account of such names as are used in allusions and references, whether by poets or prose writers; - to furnish those who consult it with the plot of popular dramas, the story of epic poems, and the outline of well-known tales...read more

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9781410213358 | Univ Pr of the Pacific, April 30, 2004, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Originally published in 1892, "the object of this Handbook is to supply readers and speakers with a lucid, but very brief account of such names as are used in allusions and references, whether by poets or prose writers; - to furnish those who consult it with the plot of popular dramas, the story of epic poems, and the outline of well-known tales.
9781410213365 | Univ Pr of the Pacific, April 30, 2004, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Originally published in 1892, "the object of this Handbook is to supply readers and speakers with a lucid, but very brief account of such names as are used in allusions and references, whether by poets or prose writers; - to furnish those who consult it with the plot of popular dramas, the story of epic poems, and the outline of well-known tales.
9781410213341 | Univ Pr of the Pacific, April 30, 2004, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Originally published in 1892, "the object of this Handbook is to supply readers and speakers with a lucid, but very brief account of such names as are used in allusions and references, whether by poets or prose writers; - to furnish those who consult it with the plot of popular dramas, the story of epic poems, and the outline of well-known tales.
9781410213334 | Books for Business, April 30, 2004, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Originally published in 1892, "the object of this Handbook is to supply readers and speakers with a lucid, but very brief account of such names as are used in allusions and references, whether by poets or prose writers; - to furnish those who consult it with the plot of popular dramas, the story of epic poems, and the outline of well-known tales.

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Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

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9781104593568 | Kessinger Pub Co, June 15, 2009, cover price $37.95 | About this edition: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.

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Product Description: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience...read more

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9780554999180 | Bibliobazaar, August 30, 2008, cover price $35.99 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
9780554999081 | Large print edition (Bibliobazaar, August 30, 2008), cover price $38.99 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

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9780554999159 | Bibliobazaar, August 30, 2008, cover price $31.75 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
9780554999098 | Large print edition (Bibliobazaar, August 30, 2008), cover price $32.75 | About this edition: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.

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Originally published in 1870, a colorful reference has been updated to include the newest coinages and complements the entries with informative articles on mythology, religion, folk customs, superstitions, and beliefs. (view table of contents)

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9780060196530 | 16th edition (Harpercollins, May 1, 2000), cover price $55.00 | About this edition: Provides 18,500 definitions of typical phrases and words and explains their historical origins.
9780062701336 | 15th edition (Harpercollins, November 1, 1995), cover price $45.00 | About this edition: Provides more than 20,000 definitions of typical phrases and words and explains their historical origins

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A revised edition of a top-selling reference reveals the origins of thousands of words and expressions, chronicles famous events, and provides capsule profiles of famous historical figures, in a volume that incorporates into the seventeenth installment more than 1,500 new terms and miscellany of general knowledge.

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9780061121203 | 17 edition (Harperreference, July 25, 2006), cover price $55.00 | About this edition: Provides 19,000 definitions of typical phrases and words and explains their historical origins.

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Product Description: 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...read more

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9781840223101 | Wordsworth Editions Ltd, May 1, 2001, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: 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.

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Product Description: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1901 Edition.

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9781558889002 | Omnigraphics Inc, June 1, 1991, cover price $55.00 | About this edition: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1901 Edition.

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