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Loading... Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable... amazes me what turns up at the local op-shop.
Even though they're probably quite common, my favourites would have to be Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Devil's Dictionary , A dictionary of classical antiquities, mythology, religion, literature & art; from the German of Dr. Oskar Seyffert ... ... two of my cataloged HP books. (I have fifteen cataloged because I own parts of three different editions.) It lists my Dictionary of Phrase and Fable as well as some mythology and twisted fairy tale books as to why I would not like it. That's simply crazy.
*gasps* My unsuggester says I ... ... - not always many solved arguments, but sidetracked onto related topics. I'm so dissapointed that I only discovered Brewers, dictionary of phrase a few years ago. Its fascinating. ... you start desideo!
I'll probably come up with more and better ones right after I've posted this list, but here it goes:
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Millennium Edition
Das Parfüm by Patrick Süskind
Der Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
Die unendliche Geschichte by ... #9 & 10
The Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable reports at the entry Kiss me, Hardy that these famous words, often used facetiously, were uttered by the dying Lord Nelson when taking leave of his flag captain, Thomas Masterman Hardy (1769–1839). (...) They were preceded by the ... ... I refer less and less to such sources as I read more, though historical and literary references will still send me to my Brewer's or the history section of my library, and I can miss a lot 'between the lines' in works by authors from countries/cultures I know little about.
On this topic - ... ... as there is no way to make both type of combinations on the same work, the debate will continue.
I have an 1800s copy of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable and and the latest (8th) edition as well. They are definitely not the same work - I'd estimate that less than half of the content ...
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