Author(s): Dent, Susie,
Binding: Hardback,
Date of Publication: 28/09/2023,
Pagination: 432 pages, Quarter page B&W illustrations for all chapter headings,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd,
Published By: John Murray Press,
Book Classification: Language: reference & general
Dimensions: 141 x 224 x 36mm
Weight: 542g
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781399811675

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Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE-DAY WONDERS in the English language.

Who was SWEET FANNY ADAMSWhat's the dramatic true story behind STEALING THUNDERWhy is it CHANCING YOUR ARM when you take a riskWhat do bears have to do with LICKING INTO SHAPEOr robbers with PULLING SOMEONE'S LEGWhy are CIRCLES VICIOUSAnd, what's so bad about a WHITE ELEPHANT 'Nobody on earth knows more about the English language than Susie Dent' Gyles Brandreth