Around the World in 80 Words: A Journey Through the English Language by Paul Anthony Jones

Around the World in 80 Words: A Journey Through the English Language

Paul Anthony Jones

288 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction travel informative medium-paced
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What makes a place so memorable that it survives for ever in a word? In this captivating round-the-world jaunt, Paul Anthony Jones reveals the intriguing stories of how 80 different places came to be immortalised in our language.Beginning in Londo...

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