What's in a Surname?: A Journey from Abercrombie to Zwicker
(Sprache: Englisch)
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSurnames are much more than convenient identity tags; He considers some curious byways: the rise and fall of the multi-barrel surname and the Victorian reinvention of `embarrassing' surnames among them. He considers whether...
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSurnames are much more than convenient identity tags; He considers some curious byways: the rise and fall of the multi-barrel surname and the Victorian reinvention of `embarrassing' surnames among them. He considers whether fortune favours those whose surnames come at the beginning of the alphabet.
Autoren-Porträt von David McKie
David McKie formerly worked for the Guardian as a political reporter, deputy editor, chief leader writer and author of the 'Elsewhere' and 'Smallweed' columns. His much-praised account of a Victorian conman, Jabez: The Rise and Fall of a Victorian Rogue, was shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography Award. He has also written such widely acclaimed books as Great British Bus Journeys and McKie's Gazetteer.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: David McKie
- 294 Seiten, Maße: 12,8 x 19,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Random House UK
- ISBN-10: 0099558947
- ISBN-13: 9780099558941
- Erscheinungsdatum: 07.08.2014
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Englisch
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