Ah! Thanks for this list. I have some of those books, others I have them marked for buying some time soon, and some others I had never heard of. So I greatly appreciate it.
May I recommend Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable? The 1898 version is available online, but half the fun is leafing through the actual book and following cross-references endlessly. I believe the most recent is the sixteenth edition
Ah! Thanks for this list. I have some of those books, others I have them marked for buying some time soon, and some others I had never heard of. So I greatly appreciate it.
May I recommend Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable? The 1898 version is available online, but half the fun is leafing through the actual book and following cross-references endlessly. I believe the most recent is the sixteenth edition
Ah yes, sionnach--I've been following your reviews on Goodreads. Very good.
Sionnach, this is awesome! Thanks! I think I have a couple of these titles on my read-soon list (which isn't actually on Wordie, but should be...).
In some cases, a more complete review of the book in question may be found over on the goodreads.com site:
goodreads list of word/language books
Wonderful list! It would be great if other Wordies followed suit. We could build up a Wordie library.
I have added my own, highly subjective, ratings. Maximum is five stars. Your mileage may vary.
Hey, this is great! Thanks, sionnach (or should we call you David now)? A few of these books are on my reading list as well. :-)