It's a Wonderful Word
The Real Origins of Our Favourite Words
Häftad, 2012
Av Albert Jack
149 kr
Slutsåld
Did you know that an assassin is a hashish-eater and a yokel a country woodpecker? That Dr Mesmer mesmerised patients back to health or that Samuel Pepys enjoyed a good game of handicap? This title collects over 500 of the strangest, and funniest-sounding words in the English language, and traces them back to their often puzzling origins.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2012-07-05
- Mått130 x 198 x 19 mm
- Vikt212 g
- FormatHäftad
- Antal sidor288
- FörlagCornerstone
- ISBN9780099562320