The Romance of Names

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THE ROMANCE OF NAMES
Advertising material that appeared at the start of the book
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
A book of extraordinary interest; those who do not yet realise how enthralling a subject word-history is could not do better than sample its flavour in Mr. Weekley's admirable book.
— Spectator . Third Edition. 6s. net.
SURNAMES
A study of the origin and significance of surnames, full of fascination for the general reader.
— Truth . Second Edition. 6s. net.
AN ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF MODERN ENGLISH
It is a very great pleasure to get a dictionary from Mr. Weekley. One knows from experience that Mr. Weekley would contrive to avoid unnecessary dullness, even if he were compiling a railway guide, but that he would also get the trains right.