An Explanatory And Pronouncing Dictionary Of The Noted Names Of Fiction (1872) - Couverture souple

Wheeler, William Adolphus

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1436772761 ISBN 13 : 9781436772761

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the Noted Names of Fiction is a book written by William Adolphus Wheeler and published in 1872. The book is a reference guide to the names of characters in works of fiction, including novels, plays, and poems. The dictionary provides explanations of the names and their meanings, as well as the correct pronunciation of each name. The book covers a wide range of literature from different time periods and genres, including Shakespearean plays, Greek mythology, and contemporary novels. The author also includes brief biographical information about the authors of the works of fiction. This book is a valuable resource for scholars, students, and anyone interested in literature and the history of fiction.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

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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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1436772761
• ISBN 13: 9781436772761
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 456
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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