The Reader's Handbook of Allusions, References, Plots and Stories: With Two Appendices

Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

Lippincott, 1880 - Allusions - 1170 pages

Contents

• CONTENTS: 15
• Death by wild horses p 1102 death from strange causes p 242: 24
• Striking lines of noted authors and sayings of great: 61
• Thieves screened by kings p 992 thieves of historic note pp 99394: 248
• The Times newspaper p 1006: 468
• Parallel tales as Perrette and her milkpail p 753 Scogans jest p 878: 619
• The twelve Table Knights twelve Paladins twelve Wise Masters: 785
• Saints who are patrons of diseases places and trades pp 86062: 922
• Speech possessed by dumb animals p 1073 given to conceal thought p 936: 936
• Toad with an R p: 1012
• Touching for the kings evil p: 1019
• Trees noted for specific virtues and uses pp 102531 largest in the world: 1025
• Unlucky possessions p: 1052
• Vicarious punishment art ZELEUCUS p 1129 whipping boys p: 1082
• Waste time utilized p: 1088
• Harmonious blacksmith who and where he lived p: 1096
• Welsh Triads pp 9991001: 1108
• Women changed to men made of flowers the nine worthy abandoned: 1115

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Reader's Handbook of Allusions, References, Plots and Stories: With Two Appendices
• Author: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
• Publisher: Lippincott, 1880
• Original from: the University of Virginia
• Digitized: Jun 23, 2010
• Length: 1170 pages