E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Hook, Theodore Edward
(b. London, September 22nd, 1788; d. London, August 24th, 1841). “Sayings and Doings” (1824, 1825, 1828); “Maxwell” (1830); “Gilbert Gurney” (1835); “Gurney Married” (1837); “Jack Brag” (1837); “Births, Deaths, and Marriages” (1839); “Precepts and Practice” (1840); “Fathers and Sons” (1840); and “Peregrine Bunce,” also several plays, including “Peter and Paul” and “Killing No Murder.” His “Life of Sir David Baird” in 1832. Edited John Bull and New Monthly. “Life” by Barham (1848).
