Black Sheep, Red Herrings, and Blue Murder: The Proverbial Agatha Christie
- ISBN-10
- 3906750329
- ISBN-13
- 9783906750323
- Category
- Proverbs, English
- Pages
- 482
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Lang, Peter, AG, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
- Author
- George B. Bryan
Description
This lexicographical book examines 3,290 proverbs and proverbial sayings uttered by 785 characters in sixty-six novels, 142 short stories, seventeen dramas, and six romances.
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