The dictionary of phrase and fable, giving the derivation, source, or origin of common phrases, allusions, and words that have a tale to tell
By: by E. Cobham Brewer ; with an introd. by Alix Gudefin.
Edition: Classic ed.
Publisher: Avenel Books : distributed by Crown Publishers
Published: 1978
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1324
Subjects: English language -- Terms and phrases.; Literature -- Dictionaries.; Mythology -- Dictionaries.; Allusions in literature -- Dictionaries.