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The Old Dog And Duck: The Secret Meanings Of Pub Names

Hardcover • 2009 • English

The Old Dog And Duck: The Secret Meanings Of Pub Names

By Albert Jack

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About the book

This is a book for everyone who has ever wondered why pubs should be called The Cross Keys, The Dew Drop Inn or The Hope and Anchor. You'll be glad to know that there are very good - strange and memorable - reasons behind them all. After much research about (and in) pubs, Albert Jack brings together the stories behind pub names to reveal how they offer fascinating and subversive insights on our history, customs, attitudes and jokes in just the same way that nursery rhymes do. The Royal Oak, for ...Show more

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ISBN

9781846142536

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

The Old Dog And Duck: The Secret Meanings Of Pub Names

Format

Hardcover

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