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Brewer's Cabinet of Curiosities: An Irresistibly Browsable Collection of Bizarre and Out-of-the-way Information
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Product Description
This quirky and eclectic collection will open your eyes to a whole world of things you didn't know you didn't know. From political nicknames to unusual weapons, notable cat lovers to the many names of the Devil, this attractive volume includes snippets of classic Brewer's phrase and fable as well as stranger-than-fiction facts, amusing anecdotes, quotations and weird news items.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #76163 in Books
- Published on: 2006-09-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 352 pages
Editorial Reviews
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
"a compendium of facts and anedotes, some of them genuinely curious."
Review
"A compendium of facts and anecdotes, some of them genuinely curious"
About the Author
Ian Crofton is a freelance writer and editor. His publications include A DICTIONARY OF MUSICAL QUOTATIONS (with Donald Fraser) and A DICTIONARY OF ART QUOTATIONS, and he was editor-in-chief of THE GUINNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA. He contributed entries on history, music and art to BREWER'S DICTIONARY OF MODERN PHRASE AND FABLE, and has written articles for a number of other children's and adults' reference books. His last book for Cassell was BREWER'S BRITAIN AND IRELAND (with John Ayto).
