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ISBN: 9780857383280 - The Story of English

The Story of English
Philip Gooden

ISBN10: 0857383280 ISBN13: 9780857383280
Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 28 Apr 2011
The extraordinary story of the development and spread of the English language, from Dark Age Britain to the age of the Internet. Born as a Germanic tongue with the arrival in Britain of the Anglo-Saxons in the early medieval period... More

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ISBN: 9781847513328 - The Durham Deception

The Durham Deception
Philip Gooden

ISBN10: 1847513328 ISBN13: 9781847513328
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd Severn House Paperbacks Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 29 Sep 2011

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The Ely Testament
Philip Gooden

ISBN10: 1847514030 ISBN13: 9781847514035
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd Severn House Paperbacks Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 29 Jun 2012

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Faux Pas?
Philip Gooden

ISBN10: 0713685239 ISBN13: 9780713685237
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 27 Jul 2007
Winner of the HRH Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award 2006. An award winning language book, this is a lively and engaging expose on the foreign words and phrases that populate our language. Winner of the HRH Duke... More

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Who's Whose?
Philip Gooden

ISBN10: 0713682345 ISBN13: 9780713682342
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 31 Mar 2007
This popular book is an entertaining and straightforward guide to the most commonly confused words in English today, with real examples of good and bad usage to make differences crystal-clear. Who's Whose? is an entertaining and straightforward... More

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Death of Kings
Philip Gooden

ISBN10: 1845299760 ISBN13: 9781845299767
Publisher: Constable and Robinson Robinson Publishing
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 30 Jul 2009
Elizabeth I is nearing the end of her reign with no direct heir and plots and rumours of rebellion abound. The Queen's former favourite, the Earl of Essex, appears to be eager to protect the throne, but some believe he intends to seize it. More

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Sleep of Death
Philip Gooden

ISBN10: 1849010706 ISBN13: 9781849010702
Publisher: Constable and Robinson Robinson Publishing
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 30 Jul 2009
In the last decade of Elizabeth I's reign, Nick Revill, an aspiring actor, comes to London seeking fame and fortune. There he gains employment with the chamberlain's Men. Thrown out of his digs over an unfortunate accident, he is offered lodgings... More

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ISBN: 9780727869951 - The Durham Deception

The Durham Deception
Philip Gooden

ISBN10: 0727869957 ISBN13: 9780727869951
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 28 Jan 2011

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ISBN: 9781408151440 - Idiomantics: The Weird and Wonderful World of Popular Phrases

Idiomantics: The Weird and Wonderful World of Popular Phrases
Philip Gooden, Peter Lewis

ISBN10: 1408151448 ISBN13: 9781408151440
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 13 Sep 2012
Idiomantics is a unique exploration of the world of idiomatic phrases. To cite three examples - from American English, Dutch and Italian - what on Earth are a snow job, a monkey sandwich story, and Mr Punch's secret? Idiomantics explains all... More

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Faux Pas
Philip Gooden

ISBN10: 0713674970 ISBN13: 9780713674972
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 18 Oct 2005
Written in an approachable no-nonsense style, Faux Pas? offers an insight into hundreds of words and phrases which many people might (or might not!) want to use in writing or conversation once they know their true meaning and correct usage. More

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