"The Social History of Smoking" from George Latimer Apperson. School inspector and man of letters (1857-1937).

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work traces the origins and history of English proverbs and proverbial phrases. The proverbs are grouped alphabetically and by subject, with copious cross-references throughout.

This comprehensive collection was compiled from the author's original and painstaking research of nearly 3,000 works dating as far back as the 12th century and earlier, including Chaucer and Shakespeare.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This 1932 work, compiled by the editor and scholar George Latimer Apperson (1857-1937), is an indispensable reference for all admirers of Jane Austen's work.