Tavern Anecdotes and Sayings - Including Origin of Signs, Reminiscences Connected With Taverns,

Klappentext An enjoyable compendium of alehouse wit, slang and trivia, reissued in expanded form in 1875 from the 1825 original. Zusammenfassung William West (1770–1854) was a bookseller who wrote extensively about his experiences in the book trade. He published this charming and evocative compendium of alehouse trivia and stories anonymously in 1825. This edition, published in 1875, is an expanded version, edited and annotated by popular writer Charles Hindley. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor's preface; Introduction; Tavern anecdotes and sayings.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Hindley
• Assisted by: Charles Hindley (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108038898
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03889-8
• No. of pages: 438
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history