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Author: Susie Dent

Title: Interesting Stories about Curious...

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Number Of Pages: 320

Release Date: 0000-00-00

Details: 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 ADAMS?

What's the dramatic true story behind STEALING THUNDER?

Why is it CHANCING YOUR ARM when you take a risk?

What do bears have to do with LICKING INTO SHAPE?

Or robbers with PULLING SOMEONE'S LEG?

Why are CIRCLES VICIOUS?

And, what's so bad about a WHITE ELEPHANT?

'Nobody on earth knows more about the English language than Susie Dent' Gyles Brandreth

EAN: 9781399811682

Package Dimensions: Height: 7 inches, Length: 5 inches, Weight: 1.1133344231 pounds, Width: 0.8 inches

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