Book 2009

Anonyponymous

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Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Language: English
Published: 2009

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A collection of short essays shares the whimsical stories behind many everyday terms, from the Earl of Sandwich's invention of the meat-and-bread combination to Etienne de Silhouette's money-saving alternative to the portrait.

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