The Old Dog and Duck
The Secret Meanings of Pub Names
$27.38
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
7 November 2011
Summary
The amazing and amusing stories and history that lie behind our pub names
This is a book for everyone who has ever wondered why pubs should be called The Cross Keys, The Dew Drop Inn or The Hope and Anchor. You’ll be glad to know that there are very good - strange and memorable - reasons behind them all.
After much research about (and in) pubs, Albert Jack brings together the stories behind pub names to reveal how they offer fascinating and subversive insights on our history, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141043432 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141043431 |
| Author: | Albert Jack |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 7 November 2011 |
| Weight: | 226g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 17mm |
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About The Author
Albert Jack
Albert Jack has written a series of bestselling books that explore the strange stories behind things we take for granted- that’s everything from nursery rhymes - Pop Goes the Weasel - to everyday phrases - Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep. When not engaged in research, he lives somewhere between Guildford and Cape Town, where he divides his time between fast living and slow horses, neat vodka and untidy pubs. This is the book he has always wanted to write.
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