Dictionary of Historical Allusions. (Second Edition.).
Author: Thomas Benfield HARBOTTLE
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Published: 1904
Total Pages: 306
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Thomas Benfield HARBOTTLE
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Published: 1904
Total Pages: 306
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Thomas Benfield Harbottle
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Published: 1903
Total Pages: 324
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Dorothy Auchter
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9781576070994
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Drawing from history, folklore, cultural traditions, and linguistics, this dictionary illuminates over 550 terms, such as scapegoat, John Hancock, peeping Tom, nepotism, and many others.
Author: Thomas Benfield D. 1904 Harbottle
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Published: 2016-08-25
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9781361834893
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Author: Dorothy Auchter
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 1998-06
Total Pages: 316
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Drawing from history, folklore, cultural traditions, and linguistics, this dictionary illuminates over 550 terms, such as scapegoat, John Hancock, peeping Tom, nepotism, and many others.
Author: Thomas Benfield Harbottle
Publisher:
Published: 1968
Total Pages: 306
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Laurence Urdang
Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Company
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 648
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Documents the metaphorical or symbolic use of over 8700 entries from sources including the Bible, Shakespeare, Dickens, Greek, Roman, Scandinavian and other mythologies, American, European, Eastern and other legends and folklore, music, the arts, industry, comics, motion pictures, television, radio, and culture in general. Includes everyday expressions, but excludes real people unless they epitomize a particular characteristic from the thematic category. Each theme includes examples from sources including authors, books, magazines, plays, operas, Supreme Court rulings, herbs and other plants, religions, religious sects and writings, movies, nursery rhymes, fairy tales, songs, rock groups, gem symbolism, etc.
Author: Thomas Benfield Harbottle
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Published: 1968
Total Pages: 306
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Elizabeth Webber
Publisher: Merriam-Webster
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 614
ISBN-13: 9780877796282
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A guide to references commonly used in speech and writing. Explains more than 900 allusions. Entries include examples from todays leading media. A must for serious readers, language lovers, and ESL students.