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Book Synopsis Welsh Pub Names by : Myrddin ap Dafydd
Download or read book Welsh Pub Names written by Myrddin ap Dafydd and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More and more pubs in Wales are displaying the Welsh names on their signs and more are now named after events and heroes in the country's history. The inns, pubs and taverns are amongst the oldest and more traditional in our towns and villages and they form an important part of our heritage. But what are the stories and explanations behind these names? -- Welsh Books Council
Download or read book Dictionary of Pub Names written by and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Green Men & White Swans by : Jacqueline Simpson
Download or read book Green Men & White Swans written by Jacqueline Simpson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-07-31 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Origins of English Pub Names by : Anthony Poulton-Smith
Download or read book Origins of English Pub Names written by Anthony Poulton-Smith and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Origins of English Pub Names by : Anthony Poulton-Smith
Download or read book Origins of English Pub Names written by Anthony Poulton-Smith and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis The Old Dog and Duck by : Albert Jack
Download or read book The Old Dog and Duck written by Albert Jack and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-09-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Pub Names by : Leslie Dunkling
Download or read book A Dictionary of Pub Names written by Leslie Dunkling and published by . This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Wordsworth Dictionary of Pub Names by : Leslie Dunkling
Download or read book The Wordsworth Dictionary of Pub Names written by Leslie Dunkling and published by Wordsworth Edition. This book was released on 1994 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Crime Fiction in the City by : Lucy Andrew
Download or read book Crime Fiction in the City written by Lucy Andrew and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crime Fiction in the City: Capital Crimes expands upon previous studies of the urban space and crime by reflecting on the treatment of the capital city, a repository of authority, national identity and culture, within crime fiction. This wide-ranging collection looks at capital cities across Europe, from the more traditional centres of power - Paris, Rome and London - to Europe's most northern capital, Stockholm, and also considers the newly devolved capitals, Dublin, Edinburgh and Cardiff. The texts under consideration span the nineteenth-century city mysteries to contemporary populist crime fiction. The collection opens with a reflective essay by Ian Rankin and aims to inaugurate a dialogue between Anglophone and European crime writing; to explore the marginalised works of Irish and Welsh writers alongside established European crime writers and to interrogate the relationship between fact and fiction, creativity and criticism, within the crime genre.
Download or read book Wales written by Mike Parker and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features of this Rough Guide to Wales include thorough coverage of Wales' mountain walks, pointers on alternative culture in Wales, Welsh environmental issues and Welsh nationalism. This new edition features more maps, walks and lesser known beaches.
Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Names and Naming by : Carole Hough
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Names and Naming written by Carole Hough and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-28 with total page 801 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this handbook, scholars from around the world offer an up-to-date account of the state of the art in different areas of onomastics, in a format that is both useful to specialists in related fields and accessible to the general reader. Since Ancient Greece, names have been regarded as central to the study of language, and this has continued to be a major theme of both philosophical and linguistic enquiry throughout the history of Western thought. The investigation of name origins is more recent, as is the study of names in literature. Relatively new is the study of names in society, which draws on techniques from sociolinguistics and has gradually been gathering momentum over the last few decades. The structure of this volume reflects the emergence of the main branches of name studies, in roughly chronological order. The first Part focuses on name theory and outlines key issues about the role of names in language, focusing on grammar, meaning, and discourse. Parts II and III deal with the study of place-names and personal names respectively, while Part IV outlines contrasting approaches to the study of names in literature, with case studies from different languages and time periods. Part V explores the field of socio-onomastics, with chapters relating to the names of people, places, and commercial products. Part VI then examines the interdisciplinary nature of name studies, before the concluding Part presents a selection of animate and inanimate referents ranging from aircraft to animals, and explains the naming strategies adopted for them.
Book Synopsis Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names by : K. M. Sheard
Download or read book Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names written by K. M. Sheard and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2011 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parents want the perfect name for their child. Among the baby books available today, none are tailored to the needs of witches, pagans, and other seekers.
Book Synopsis British place-names in their historical setting by : E. McClure
Download or read book British place-names in their historical setting written by E. McClure and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Handbook of the Origin of Place-names in Wales and Monmouthshire by : Thomas Morgan
Download or read book Handbook of the Origin of Place-names in Wales and Monmouthshire written by Thomas Morgan and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales by : Hywel Wyn Owen
Download or read book Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales written by Hywel Wyn Owen and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-20 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative dictionary of the meanings and derivations of Welsh place-names. The first of its kind in Wales, this volume deals with most of the place-names of Wales as well as prominent features of the landscape. Also includes an invaluable glossary of the place-name elements. First published in November 2007.
Book Synopsis Baby Name Encycolpedia by : Sylvie Nicole
Download or read book Baby Name Encycolpedia written by Sylvie Nicole and published by Virtualbookworm Publishing. This book was released on 2005-07 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to find the perfect name for your child? Want to see what your name means? Then this is the perfect book for you! This encyclopedia details thousands of names with meanings and nationalities. Use this book to discover: . The secret meanings of names through numerology . The astrology of names . How the first letter of a name can determine fate . The sexiest names . Team names (strong, beautiful, intelligent, etc.) Presented in a lively, fascinating and entertaining manner, this book also gives you the birthdates of famous figures so you can compare them to your child's expected arrival date (and see who was born on your birthday). Not only will this encyclopedia help you find the best name, it will make the quest fun as well!
Download or read book Welsh Bar written by Math H. Pry and published by Aureus Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2022-03-09 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elis ‘The Butcher’ Hughes is a young average Gog squire who is down on his luck. The proverbial hits the fan and this inspires him to follow his dream to run a Welsh themed pub. This decision evolves into something bigger and more significant than he could have imagined. This dark comedy will leave readers in stitches about Elis’ time with the The Welsh Travelling Porn Roadshow and his quest to add Richard Burton’s used condom to his collection of Welsh relics for his Welsh Bar.
