The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions by Andrew Delahunty
The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions

Andrew Delahunty

The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions

Andrew Delahunty

472 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction reference informative medium-paced

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Allusions form a colourful extension to the English language, drawing on our collective knowledge of literature, mythology, and the Bible to give us a literary shorthand for describing people, places, and events. So a miser is a Scrooge, a strong ...

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