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Jedburgh Justice And Kentish Fire, Paul Anthony Jones
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2015
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- Titel
- Jedburgh Justice And Kentish Fire
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Paul Anthony Jones
- Verlag
- Constable & Robinson
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2015
- Einband
- Hardcover
- Seitenzahl
- 289
- ISBN10
- 1472113896
- ISBN13
- 9781472113894
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Historisches Thema, Geschichte, Sonstige Geschichte
- Bewertung
- 3,8 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- Did you know that Jedburgh Justice is 'executing someone first, then giving them a trial'? Or that Kentish Fire is 'applauding sarcastically to silence your opponents'? From the author of Haggard Hawks and Paltry Poltroons, this is a fascinating collection of curious phrases and expressions from the English language, together with the stories of their etymology and anecdotes about their use in history.