by NigelRees (Author)
With more than 5000 entries, from "Abandon hope all ye who enter here" to "Led Zeppelin", this book explores the origins and meanings of allusions, words, names and phrases from the worlds of literature, politics and popular culture. The entries include contemporary references as well as information on classical mythology, saints' names, acronyms, collective nouns and pseudonyms. Nigel Rees is a writer, broadcaster and lexicographer whose other books include "Bloomsbury Dictionary of Popular Phrases".
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 362
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 24 Sep 1992
ISBN 10: 0747512175
ISBN 13: 9780747512172