A Barrel of Monkeys
A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Animals
$21.36
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
10 September 2015
Summary
Featuring pets, farmyard animals, big cats and wild beasts, this beautifully presented book is the perfect gift for animal lovers and all those with an interest in this quirky linguistic tradition.
We’re all familiar with ‘a flock of sheep’ but what are the collective nouns for racehorses, pigs, zebras or giraffes? Drawing on a range of sources, from fifteenth-century hunting terms to more recent inventions that have now entered the language, this book collects over 100 examples of t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781851244454 |
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| ISBN-10: | 185124445X |
| Author: | Samuel Fanous, Susie Dent, Thomas Bewick |
| Publisher: | Bodleian Library |
| Imprint: | Bodleian Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 10 September 2015 |
| Weight: | 166g |
| Dimensions: | 170mm x 110mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Fanous marries a love of the English language with striking eighteenth-century engravings… . It’s difficult to select favorites but how about ‘a crash of rhinoceroses, ’ ‘a mischief of mice, ’ and ‘a piddle of puppies’? Each of about 125 collective nouns is paired with an illustration by Thomas Bewick, a famed naturalist engraver.” – “Boston Globe” (12/28/2015 12:00:00 AM)
About The Author
Samuel Fanous
Susie Dent is a writer and broadcaster on language. She is the resident lexicographer on Channel 4’s long-running game show, ‘Countdown’.
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