CONTENTS

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Elizabeth O'Neill
I. Some Stories of British History told from English Words 7
II. How we got our Christian Names and Surnames 21
III. Stories in the Names of Places 39
IV. New Names for New Places 51
V. Stories in Old London Names 70
VI. Words made by Great Writers 84
VII. Words the Bible has given us 96
VIII. Words from the Names of People 103
IX. Words from the Names of Animals 118
X. Words from the Names of Places 127
XI. Pictures in Words 138
XII. Words from National Character 152
XIII. Words made by War 163
XIV. Proverbs 172
XV. Slang 179
XVI. Words which have changed their Meaning 192
XVII. Different Words with the Same Meaning, and the Same Words with Different Meanings 213
XVIII. Nice Words for Nasty Things 224
XIX. The Moral of these Stories 230
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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