Log In
Or create an account ->
Imperial Library
Home
About
News
Upload
Forum
Help
Login/SignUp
Index
STORIES THAT WORDS TELL US
BY
ELIZABETH O'NEILL, M.A.
AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD'S STORY," "A NURSERY HISTORY OF ENGLAND," ETC.
LONDON: T. C. & E. C. JACK, Ltd.
35 PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C. AND EDINBURGH
1918
CONTENTS
STORIES THAT WORDS TELL US.
CHAPTER I.
SOME STORIES OF BRITISH HISTORY TOLD FROM ENGLISH WORDS.
CHAPTER II.
HOW WE GOT OUR CHRISTIAN NAMES AND SURNAMES.
CHAPTER III.
STORIES IN THE NAMES OF PLACES.
CHAPTER IV.
NEW NAMES FOR NEW PLACES.
CHAPTER V.
STORIES IN OLD LONDON NAMES.
CHAPTER VI.
WORDS MADE BY GREAT WRITERS.
CHAPTER VII.
WORDS THE BIBLE HAS GIVEN US.
CHAPTER VIII.
WORDS FROM THE NAMES OF PEOPLE.
CHAPTER IX.
WORDS FROM THE NAMES OF ANIMALS.
CHAPTER X.
WORDS FROM THE NAMES OF PLACES.
CHAPTER XI.
PICTURES IN WORDS.
CHAPTER XII.
WORDS FROM NATIONAL CHARACTER.
CHAPTER XIII.
WORDS MADE BY WAR.
CHAPTER XIV.
PROVERBS.
CHAPTER XV.
SLANG.
CHAPTER XVI.
WORDS WHICH HAVE CHANGED THEIR MEANING.
CHAPTER XVII.
DIFFERENT WORDS WITH THE SAME MEANING, AND THE SAME WORDS WITH DIFFERENT MEANINGS.
CHAPTER XVIII.
NICE WORDS FOR NASTY THINGS.
CHAPTER XIX.
THE MORAL OF THESE STORIES.
← Prev
Back
Next →
← Prev
Back
Next →