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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words That Have a Tale to Tell
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Reissue edition from Cambridge Univ Pr (March 20, 2014)
9781108068871 | details & prices | 979 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 2.25 in. | 2.60 lbs | List price $74.99
About: 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.
About: 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.