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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, sometimes referred to simply as Brewer's, is a reference work containing definitions and explanations of many famous phrases, allusions and figures, whether historical or mythical. [1]

14 relations: A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar, Adrian Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable, Brewer's Rogues, Villains and Eccentrics, Chambers Harrap, E. Cobham Brewer, Folklore, Internet Archive, Mythology, Public domain, Reference work, Roman numerals, Susie Dent, William Donaldson.

A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar

A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar, also known as The Guide to Science or Brewer's Guide to Science, is a book by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer presenting explanations for common phenomena.

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Adrian Room

Adrian Richard West Room (27 September 1933, Melksham – 6 November 2010, Stamford)Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2002; accessed 20 May 2013.

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Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable

Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable was created by Jo O'Donoghue and Sean McMahon for the Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable series of books.

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Brewer's Rogues, Villains and Eccentrics

Brewer's Rogues, Villains, & Eccentrics: An A-Z of Roguish Britons Through the Ages is a reference book first published by Brewer's in 2002, edited and compiled by William Donaldson.

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Chambers Harrap

Chambers Harrap Publishers (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd) is a reference publisher formerly based in Edinburgh, Scotland, which held the property rights of the venerable W.R. Chambers Publishers and its competitor George G. Harrap and Company (founded: 1901).

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E. Cobham Brewer

Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (2 May 1810 in Norwich – 6 March 1897 in Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire), was the author of A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, and The Reader's Handbook, among other reference books.

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Folklore

Folklore is the expressive body of culture shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group.

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Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is a San Francisco–based nonprofit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge." It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, movies/videos, moving images, and nearly three million public-domain books.

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Mythology

Mythology refers variously to the collected myths of a group of people or to the study of such myths.

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Public domain

The public domain consists of all the creative works to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply.

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Reference work

A reference work is a book or periodical (or its electronic equivalent) to which one can refer for information.

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Roman numerals

The numeric system represented by Roman numerals originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages.

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Susie Dent

Susie Dent (born 19 November 1964) is an English lexicographer and etymologist.

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William Donaldson

Charles William Donaldson (4 January 1935 – 22 June 2005) was a British satirist, writer, playboy and, under the pseudonym of Henry Root, author of The Henry Root Letters.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewer's_Dictionary_of_Phrase_and_Fable

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