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Interesting Stories about Curious Words : From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings

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SKU:
9781399811675
UPC:
9781399811675
Author:
Dent, Susie'
'ISBN:
9781399811675'
'Publisher:
John Murray Press'
'Language:
English'
'Pages:
432 pages, Quarter page B&W illustrations for all chapter headings'
'Format:
Hardback'
'Published Date:
28/09/2023'
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Author: Dent, Susie

Language: reference & general

Published on 28 September 2023 by John Murray Press (John Murray Publishers Ltd) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 432 pages, Quarter page B&W illustrations for all chapter headings
141 x 224 x 36 | 542g

Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE-DAY WONDERS in the English language.

Who was SWEET FANNY ADAMS?What's the dramatic true story behind STEALING THUNDER?Why is it CHANCING YOUR ARM when you take a risk?What do bears have to do with LICKING INTO SHAPE?Or robbers with PULLING SOMEONE'S LEG?Why are CIRCLES VICIOUS?And, what's so bad about a WHITE ELEPHANT? 'Nobody on earth knows more about the English language than Susie Dent' Gyles Brandreth