Chambers dictionary of eponyms
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Chambers dictionary of eponyms
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The work Chambers dictionary of eponyms represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Swedenborg Library, Bryn Athyn College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- Chambers dictionary of eponyms
- Statement of responsibility
- by Martin Manser
- Title variation
- Dictionary of eponyms
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- An eponym is the name of a person after whom something is named, for example Lord Sandwich gave his name to the sandwich. This book tells the stories of nearly one thousand men and women whose names have become part of the English language. It introduces readers to the people behind the Bunsen burner, the Catherine wheel and the Belisha beacon, and explains who John Hancock, Gordon Bennett and Granny Smith were. It also includes characters from literature and mythology who have become part of the language, such as Frankenstein and Rip van Winkle, and reveals the little-known figures behind such everyday words as 'tawdry' and 'hooligan'. The book is clearly set out and provides full and detailed explanations of each word. Many of the entries are embellished with strange and surprising facts about the people who have become immortalized in English
- Cataloging source
- CaBNVSL
- Dewey number
- 423.1
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PE1596
- LC item number
- .M26 2004eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
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