Présentation de l'éditeur
The author of this volume contributed to the edition of Webster sQ uarto Dictionary published in 1864 aV ocabulary of theN ames of Noted Fictitious Persons and Places; but the present work, though based on that Vocabulary, embraces a wider range of subjects, contains nearly seventeen hundred new articles, besides important modifications of many of the others, and is furnished with an orthopical I ntroduction, and an Index of the real names of persons, places, c, whose nicknames, pseudonyms, or popular appellations, are given in the body of the book. Notwithstanding the great pains that has been taken to secure fullness and minute accuracy, there are imdoubtedly some errors and numerous omissions; but no more of either, it is hoped, than are inseparable from a work of such multiplicity. And although a casual examination or closer scrutiny may bring to light defects of both kinds, it may still be affirmed, that, with respect to a very large class of names, there can nowhere else be found in a collective form an equal amount and variety of information. The main design of the work is to explain, as far as practicable, the allusions which occur in modem standard literature to noted fictitious persons and places, whether mythological or not For this reason, the plan is almost entirely restricted to proper names, or such as designate individual persons, places, or things. The introduction of appellative or generic names, such as abbot of unreason, lord of misrule, kohold, c.y as well as the explanation of celebrated customs and phrases, such as Jlap-dragon, nine-men s-rnorrice, philosophy of the Porch to send to Coventry, to carry coals toN ewcaslh, c.
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