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Hardcover: 273 pages
Publisher: Merriam-Webster (10 Sep 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0877793530
ISBN-13: 978-0877793533
Product Dimensions: 18.7 x 13.5 x 2.3 cm
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>From assassination to zany, entries explain the source of each word, their modern history, and their precise location within Shakespeare's works. Quizzes interspersed throughout test bardophiles on their knowledge of first lines and other trivia. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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