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Stories That Words Tell Us

Stories That Words Tell Us

by Elizabeth O'NEILL (1877 - 1951)

A history of English words, written for younger readers. Parental advisory: the text was published in 1918 and includes some ethnicity terms which may cause offense to the modern reader. - Summary by Kazbek


I. Some Stories of British History told from English Words

II. How we got our Christian Names and Surnames

III. Stories in the Names of Places

IV. New Names for New Places

IX. Words from the Names of Animals

V. Stories in Old London Names

VI. Words made by Great Writers

VII. Words the Bible has given us

VIII. Words from the Names of People

X. Words from the Names of Places

XI. Pictures in Words

XII. Words from National Character

XIII. Words made by War

XIV. Proverbs

XIX. The Moral of these Stories

XV. Slang

XVI. Words which have changed their Meaning

XVII. Different Words with the Same Meaning, and the Same Words with Different Meanings

XVIII. Nice Words for Nasty Things