Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
The "New Edition revised, corrected, and enlarged" from 1895 is now in the public domain, and Web-based versions are available online.On top of this, Brewer added notes on important historical figures and events, and other things which he thought would be of interest, such as Roman numerals.A "New Edition revised, corrected, and enlarged" of 1440 pages was published by the author in 1895,[1] not long before he died.This retitled and updated version, initially edited by Adrian Room, was first published in 2000 (ISBNÂ 978-0304350964).[4] While this title is based on the structure of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, it contains entries from 1900 onwards and exists alongside its parent volume as a separate work.
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