What the Dickens?!: Distinctly Dickensian Words and How to Use Them [Hardback]

Description: GRAB A BUMPER, FORGET YOUR FANTEEGS, AND ROAM AT A FOOT-PACE THROUGH THE TWISTY ALLEYWAYS OF THE VICTORIAN VERNACULAR!What larks! Dive into the world of literature's ultimate wordsmith, Charles Dickens, in this literary romp through his finest quips, barbs, and turns of phrase.Featuring 200 of Dickens' best-loved words, drawn from his fifteen novels and hundreds of short stories, What the Dickens?! is full of period-appropriate definitions, pithy commentary, and charming illustrations. Perfect for word nerds and book lovers of all ages, this volume will have you dragging your friends to the hippo-comedietta and bonneting your anti-Pickwickian adversaries like a proper Victorian in no time! Bryan Kozlowski is an author, bookworm, and Dickens devotee. A member of the Dickens Fellowship, his writings on Charles Dickens' life and legacy have appeared in Slate, Country Life magazine, Anglotopia, and Historic UK. He is the author of the children's book Cook Me a Story (Quarto).

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EAN: 9780762460779

UPC: 9780762460779

ISBN: 9780762460779

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Book Title: What the Dickens?! : Distinctly Dickensian Words and How to Use Them

Number of Pages: 224 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Running Press

Publication Year: 2016

Topic: Vocabulary, Form / Puns & Wordplay, Form / Anecdotes & Quotations, Topic / Language

Item Height: 0.8 in

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines, Humor

Item Weight: 11.2 Oz

Author: Bryan Kozlowski

Item Length: 7.2 in

Item Width: 5.2 in

Format: Hardcover