The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

by Elizabeth Knowles

"The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable brings together a wealth of information about the stories behind words, names, and sayings." "It draws on Oxford's unrivalled resources to cover history, religion, folk customs, superstitions, science and technology, philosophy, and modern popular culture - all areas from mythology to genetic engineering." Clear navigation makes it easy to look up specific phrases or topics, and every page is a delight to browse.

Genres: Reference, Dictionaries, Nonfiction, Linguistics

1232 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Madame Jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent reference.

[Matt]

Stumbled upon this resource at the library about six weeks ago and loved it. It's basically a dictionary of allusions, which was great to thumb through. This is nerdy, I know, but I really want my own copy of this.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

read this book many years ago.excellent.