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| Publisher | : Wordsworth Editions |
| Total Pages | : 454 |
| Release | : 2006-09 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 9781840222661 |
For hundreds of years, the public house in its many guises, from urban gin palace to wayside coaching inn, has been a charming and quintessential feature of British life, and hence the names and signs associated with pubs are a constant reminder of our history, cultural heritage, folklore and local identity.The Wordsworth Dictionary of Pub Names is a fascinating compilation containing nearly five thousand absorbing entries and can be dipped into for fun or consulted on a serious level for intriguing and amusing information not readily available elsewhere. The local pub is an institution unique to the British Isles, but since English literature abounds with references to hostelries past and present, real and imagined, and no tourist's itinerary is complete without a visit to one or several on their route, its virtues are celebrated worldwide and readers everywhere will enjoy an affectionate and, perhaps, nostalgic browse through the pages of this entertaining dictionary.
| Author | : Leslie Dunkling |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 1987-01-01 |
| Genre | : Festivals |
| ISBN | : 9780710213242 |
| Author | : Leslie Dunkling |
| Publisher | : Wordsworth Edition |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 9781853263347 |
| Author | : Colin Waters |
| Publisher | : Countryside Books (GB) |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Hotels, taverns, etc |
| ISBN | : 9781853069147 |
A handy reference guide to the history of British pub signs, with illustrations of the most interesting.
| Author | : Albert Jack |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2009-09-03 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 014192991X |
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, customs, attitudes and jokes in just the same way that nursery rhymes do. The Royal Oak, for instance, commemorates the tree that hid Charles II from Cromwell's forces after his defeat at Worcester; The Bag of Nails is a corruption of the Bacchanals, the crazed followers of Bacchus, the god of wine and drunkenness; The Cat and the Fiddle a mangling of Catherine La Fidele and a guarded gesture of support for Henry VIII's first, Catholic, wife Catherine of Aragon; plus many, many more. Here too are even more facts about everything from ghosts to drinking songs to the rules of cribbage and shove hapenny, showing that, ultimately, the story of pub history is really the story of our own popular history
| Author | : Jacqueline Simpson |
| Publisher | : Random House |
| Total Pages | : 370 |
| Release | : 2010-07-31 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1407090542 |
Why do British pubs have such curious names? What tales lie behind the Moonrakers, the Hooden Horse, the Derby Tup? And why does the Green Man come in different shapes and sizes? In Green Men & White Swans, leading folklorist Jacqueline Simpson explores the fascinating stories behind pub names, uncovering the myths and legends, euphemisms and wordplays, heroes and even ghosts that have inspired pub landlords over the centuries. Spanning beloved locals from the Three Witches to the Three Nuns, from the Ashen Faggot to the Twa Corbies, this book is both an intriguing insight into the history of the British pub and a captivating journey through the country's dramatic past.
| Author | : Anthony Poulton-Smith |
| Publisher | : Andrews UK Limited |
| Total Pages | : 578 |
| Release | : 2018-05-03 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1911476394 |
Have you ever wondered how England's pubs got their names? How did some of the more weird and wonderful ones come into being? What is the history behind such names as Blink Bonny, Bucket of Blood, Lamorna Wink and My Father's Moustache? England's pubs have always been at the heart of the community they serve and their names are instantly recognisable, even when taken out of context. Coming almost from a language of their own, these names all have an origin and a meaning, with such diverse beginnings as heraldic imagery, religion, advertising, location, wildlife, humour and persons of note. Origins of English Pub Names features some of the most obscure names, alongside one or two well-known favourites such as the Red Lion and the Dukes Head, and is a must-have for all those interested in learning a little of the history behind their local. This fascinating book will appeal to historians and etymologists everywhere and, indeed, anyone who has enjoyed a lazy afternoon in a pub and, perhaps, contemplated the origin of its name.
| Author | : Anthony Poulton-Smith |
| Publisher | : Andrews UK Limited |
| Total Pages | : 214 |
| Release | : 2018-05-03 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1911476408 |
Have you ever wondered how England's pubs got their names? How did some of the more weird and wonderful ones come into being? What is the history behind such names as Blink Bonny, Bucket of Blood, Lamorna Wink and My Father's Moustache? England's pubs have always been at the heart of the community they serve and their names are instantly recognisable, even when taken out of context. Coming almost from a language of their own, these names all have an origin and a meaning, with such diverse beginnings as heraldic imagery, religion, advertising, location, wildlife, humour and persons of note. Origins of English Pub Names features some of the most obscure names, alongside one or two well-known favourites such as the Red Lion and the Dukes Head, and is a must-have for all those interested in learning a little of the history behind their local. This fascinating book will appeal to historians and etymologists everywhere and, indeed, anyone who has enjoyed a lazy afternoon in a pub and, perhaps, contemplated the origin of its name.
| Author | : John Field |
| Publisher | : Sutton Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 1989 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Leslie Dunkling |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 306 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : Bars (Drinking establishments) |
| ISBN | : 9780460862134 |
