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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, Adrian Room · 1870

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Celebrating the 125th anniversary of its original publication, this expanded and updated edition of a classic reference features a new, simplified organization.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thiseducationeducationMore like thisLess of this
Genre
folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of thisfairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
writerswritersMore like thisLess of this
Setting
workplaceworkplaceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 1298 pages

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