Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable - 20th Edition

Take the scenic route to knowledge.

About the author

Susie Dent is the resident word expert in Dictionary Corner on C4's Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. She comments regularly on TV and radio on words in the news, and has contributed to Woman's Hour, 15 x 15, Word of Mouth, More or Less, Today, BBC Breakfast, and R4's Wordaholics.. Susie is the author of several books, and has weekly columns in both the Radio Times and the website Mental Floss.

Product details

• Authors: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, Susie Dent, Dent Susie
• Publisher: CHAMBERS LTD., W. & R.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781473676367
• ISBN: 978-1-4736-7636-7
• No. of pages: 1600
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 254 mm x 74 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, REFERENCE / Dictionaries, Folklore, myths & legends, Gift books, Folklore, myths and legends, Creative writing & creative writing guides, Creative writing and creative writing guides, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General