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The Brewer’s range of reference books inspires adventurous readers to take the scenic route to knowledge, exploring connections between language, legend, folklore, general knowledge and curious facts.
‘Has anyone ever opened the great Dictionary of Phrase and Fable in any of its many editions, looked up the one entry they wanted to read about, and then closed it at once? Of all the dictionaries in the world it is the most like a treasure-hunt, where one phrase leads to another, and that to a third, and before you know what’s happened, it’s time for lunch.’ – Philip Pullman
New for 2009
Brewer’s Dictionary of London Phrase & Fable
by Russ Willey
All you need to know about the legends, lore, locals, localities and lingo of London.
‘An idiosyncratic adventure, pulling you in and saying: “this is, in fact, not what you were looking for; but it’s much more interesting”.’ – Terry Pratchett on Brewer’s