Brewer's Dictionary Of Phrase And Fable 18Th Edition (Hb)

As featured by Toni Whitmont in the October Booktopia Buzz. Book Description This revised and expanded edition features hundreds of new entries on everything from blogs and designer babies to New York's mysterious sewer-dwelling alligators, as well as a selection of 'heritage entries' from a Victorian edition of Brewer's: see enchanted castles, magic garters and poison detectors. The sheer scope of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable, together with its delightful mix of scholarship and eccentricity, makes it a must for every 21st-century bookshelf. Brewer's. Take the scenic route to knowledge.