Brewer's Dictionary of Twentieth Century Phrase and Fable Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
A wholly 20th-century Brewer's, exploring the cultural, political, scientific, linguistic and social landscape of the modern age. From 1900 onwards this volume records the words, phrases, slogans and quotations that show the way life and society have evolved throughout the century. For this third edition, a number of articles have been updated and there have been new articles added, taking into account recent developments.