Hugh Rawson

13 books

Death from a Top Hat by Clayton Rawson

Death from a Top Hat

The Great Merlini #1

Clayton Rawson

286 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
Devious Derivations: Popular Misconceptions and More than 1000 True Origins of Common Words and Phrases by Hugh Rawson

Devious Derivations: Popular Misconceptions and More than 1000 True Origins of Common Words and Phrases

Hugh Rawson

245 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

nonfiction reference informative medium-paced
Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk by Hugh Rawson

Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk

Hugh Rawson

463 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction reference funny informative medium-paced
The New International Dictionary of Quotations by Margaret Miner, Hugh Rawson

The New International Dictionary of Quotations

Margaret Miner, Hugh Rawson

656 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction reference informative medium-paced
Wicked Words: A Treasury of Curses, Insults, Put-Downs, and Other Formerly Unprintable Terms from Anglo-Saxon Times to the Present by Hugh Rawson

Wicked Words: A Treasury of Curses, Insults, Put-Downs, and Other Formerly Unprintable Terms from Anglo-Saxon Times to the Present

Hugh Rawson

448 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction history reference funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
Dictionary of American Quotations, The American Heritage by Margaret Miner, Hugh Rawson

Dictionary of American Quotations, The American Heritage

Margaret Miner, Hugh Rawson

656 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction reference informative reflective medium-paced
A Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk by Hugh Rawson
A Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk
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Hugh Rawson

A Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk

Hugh Rawson

312 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction reference funny informative medium-paced
A Dictionary Of Invective: A Treasury Of Curses, Insults, Put Downs And Other Formerly Unprintable Terms From Anglo Saxon Times To The Present by Hugh Rawson

A Dictionary Of Invective: A Treasury Of Curses, Insults, Put Downs And Other Formerly Unprintable Terms From Anglo Saxon Times To The Present

Hugh Rawson

435 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
A Dictionary of Quotations from Shakespeare: A Topical Guide to Over 3,000 Great Passages from the Plays, Sonnets, and Narrative Poems by Margaret Miner, Hugh Rawson
A Dictionary of Quotations from Shakespeare: A Topical Guide to Over 3,000 Great Passages from the Plays, Sonnets, and Narrative Poems
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Margaret Miner, Hugh Rawson

A Dictionary of Quotations from Shakespeare: A Topical Guide to Over 3,000 Great Passages from the Plays, Sonnets, and Narrative Poems

Margaret Miner, Hugh Rawson

368 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

informative inspiring medium-paced
The Oxford Dictionary of American Quotations by Hugh Rawson
The Oxford Dictionary of American Quotations
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Hugh Rawson

The Oxford Dictionary of American Quotations

Hugh Rawson

912 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)