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Begat

Begat by David Crystal


Authors
David Crystal
ISBN
9780199695188
Published
Binding
Paperback
Pages
336
Dimensions
131 x 209 x 21mm

The King James Bible has contributed more to English than any other source. In this enlightening book David Crystal asks why. He looks at how its words have been given new life by poets, playwrights, novelists, politicians, journalists, advertisers, film-makers, hip-hop artists, and many others.
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