Dictionary of phrase and fable
Subtitle: giving the derivation, source, or origin of common phrases, allusions, and words that have a tale to tell
By: by E. Cobham Brewer.
Edition: 25th ed., rev. and corrected, to which is added A concise bibliography of English literature, based upon the larger work of reference on the same subject by W. Davenport Adams, with additions.
Publisher: Cassell
Published: 1890
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1076
Subjects: Literature -- Dictionaries, indexes, etc; Allusions