EbenezerCobham Brewer(1810-1897) era hijo de un maestro en el pueblo inglés de Norwich.
BREWER, EbenezerCobham, François-Napoléon-Marie Moigno,1857 La Clef de la science, ou les Phénomènes de tous les jours expliqués.
El Dr Brewer se ha propuesto dar en este libro clara, sucintamente y en un lenguaje acomodado a todas las inteligencias, la razón de los fenómenos que tienen lugar, cuando no diaria, frecuentemente a los ojos del hombre.
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable is one of the world's best-loved reference books.
To complete this rich mix of information, Brewer and his subsequent editors have added an extraordinary and enticing miscellany of general knowledge—lists of patron saints, terms in heraldry, regimental nicknames, public house names, the principal English horse-races and famous last words.
This first new Brewer's of the 21st century maintains and respects the book's 135-year-old tradition, while offering a wealth of fascinating new material to reflect the 'phrase and fable' of a changing world.
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable by EbenezerCobhamBrewer
Brewer's dictionary of 20th-century phrase and fable by E.Cobham Brewer
To complete this rich mix of information, Brewer and his subsequent editors have added an extraordinary and enticing miscellany of general knowledge-lists of patron saints, terms in heraldry, regimental nicknames, public house names, and famous last words.
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and FableOne of the defining characteristics of an enduring reference source is the stamp of personality.
In the preface to the newest edition of Brewer's, Room states that there are "changes on four fronts." One of these changes is the addition of 1,000 new entries.
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, 16e (Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable)
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase&Fable (Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable)
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