The origins of words & phrases
2007
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This text reveals the secrets, scandals and surprises behind the words you use every day. Hear the stories and meet the personalities that have helped shape the English language, from William Shakespeare and Lord Byron, to Rudyard Kipling and Salman Rushdie.
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Imprint:
London : Reader's Digest, c2007.
Collation:
382 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
ISBN:
9780276442445 (hbk)
Dewey class:
422
Local class:
422
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2021358