The collected papers of Henry Bradley / with a memoir by Robert Bridges
1928, 1st edition. Oxford : The Clarendon Press. Provenance; Bibliotecae Scholae Cliftonensis. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped, stained and rubbed as with age. Some tear to the cloth. Scattered foxing internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #421417
Physical description; x, 296 pages, frontispiece (portrait) map, facsimiles, 23 cm. Contents; A memoir, by R. Bridges.--Place-names: Ptolemy's Geography of the British Isles. English place names. Some prehistoric river-names. Dialect in English place-names. Etocetum or Letocetum? The etymology of Lichfield. Was Lindum a colonia? The ancient name of Manchester. The etymology of Arundel.--Lexicography: A new English dictionary, Part I. Some etymologies.--Language: Slang. On the English pronunciation of Latin. The Anglo-Cymric score. Spelling. Spoken and written English.--Literary problems and studies: Beowulf. The first riddle of the Exeter book. The song of the nine magic herbs. Helland. Subjects; Bradley, Henry 1845-1923. Bradley, Henry 1845-1923 Biography. English philology. Names, Geographical England. English language England Etymology Names. English philology Collected works. English language Addresses, essays, lectures. English literature History and criticism Addresses, essays, lectures. Lexicography.
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