With more than 5000 entries, from Abandon hope all ye who enter here to Led Zeppelin, this book explores the origins and meanings of allusions, words, names and
A guide to references commonly used in speech and writing. Explains more than 900 allusions. Entries include examples from todays leading media. A must for seri
This guide explores the meanings of words, names and phrases which are used in literature and popular culture but which come from many sources such as books, fi