Book: French Letters And The English Canon A witty and informative A-Z guide to French words and phrases borrowed by the English, presented in giftbook format.Boudoir n. - a lady's sitting or dressing-room, often today wrongly used to denote a bedroom. In fact, a boudoir, derived from the French bouder - to pout or sulk - means a 'sulking room', a place where a woman may engage in prolonged emotional blackmail in considerable comfort. In common English usage since 1777.
Details of Book: French Letters And The English Canon Book: French Letters And The English Canon
Author: Mark Daniel
ISBN: 1857252071
ISBN-13: 9781857252071
, 978-1857252071
Binding: Hardcover
Publishing Date: 13092007
Publisher: Timewell Press
Number of Pages: 278
Language: English