ELIZABETH O'NEILL, M.A. AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD'S STORY," "A NURSERY HISTORY OF ENGLAND," ETC.
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.
