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The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English.
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The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English. Hardcover - 2008

by Hitchings, Henry

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover in dust jacket, minor wear, pages bright and binding tight, a very nice copy!
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  • Title The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English.
  • Author Hitchings, Henry
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 448
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York
  • Date 2008
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 280588
  • ISBN 9780374254100 / 0374254109
  • Weight 1.52 lbs (0.69 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.24 x 6.58 x 1.36 in (23.47 x 16.71 x 3.45 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects English language - Etymology, English language - Lexicography - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008026055
  • Dewey Decimal Code 422

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About the author

Henry Hitchings was born in 1974. Educated at the universities of Oxford and London, he is the author of "Defining the World "and has contributed to many newspapers and magazines.