Can I read Teddy bears, tupperware and sweet Fanny Adams : how the names became the words on EtoBox?

Teddy bears, tupperware and sweet Fanny Adams : how the names became the words by Andrew Sholl is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Teddy bears, tupperware and sweet Fanny Adams : how the names became the words about?

What's in a name? From Achilles to zeppelin, the words we use in everyday language invoke a cast of historical characters, from figures of ancient legend to modern-day sports stars. But have you ever stopped to wonder how on earth the names became the words we use so often? How, for example, did Italian nationalist leader Giuseppe Garibaldi give his name to something so sweet as a biscuit? Who was the Gordon Bennett whose name has become an expression of surprise or displeasure? And who knew, when Odysseus set off on his ten-year voyage home in Homer's epic, that long journeys would take his name? Behind so many words are real people with a story to tell. This fascinating book reveals the history behind the most familiar and more unusual eponyms.

Who reads Teddy bears, tupperware and sweet Fanny Adams : how the names became the words?

Author

Andrew Sholl

Publisher

London: Michael O'Mara Books Limited

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781782430292

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Memoir

Rating

2.14 / 5 (7 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14