Lars Porsena Breaking Priscian's head Delphos Pomona
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Lars Porsena . Breaking Priscian's head . Delphos . Pomona
（To-day and to-morrow, v. 20 . Language and literature）
Routledge , Edition Synapse, 2008
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Lars porsena : or the future of swearing and improper language
Breaking Priscian's head, or, English as she will be spoke and wrote
Delphos : the future of international language
Pomona, or, the future of English
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Reprint. Originally published: London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1926-1928
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Lars Porsena
Or the Future of Swearing
Robert Graves
Originally published in 1927
"Not for squeamish readers." Spectator
"A deliciously ironical affair." Bystander
"Humour and style are beyond criticism." Irish Statesman
As relevant now as when it was first published, this volume and its ironic look at the political correctness of society has become a classic of the Today & Tomorrow series.
90pp
Breaking Priscian's Head
Or English As She Will Be Spoke and Wrote
J Y T Greig
Originally published in 1928
"The most vehement attack (on standard English) we have ever read." Morning Post
"A rollicking book" Spectator
This volume discusses the nature of language, grammar, the influence of America, of slang dialect and many other subjects.
90p
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Delphos
The Future of International Language
E Sylvia Pankhurst
Originally published in 1927
In this volume, Sylvia Pankhurst argues that an international language would be one of the greatest assets to modern civilization. She surveys past attempts from the sixteenth to the early twentieth centuries and predicts the arrival of the inter-language, its form, its social and cultural utility and its influence for world peace.
90pp
Pomona or the Future of English
Basil de Selincourt
Originally published in 1926
"Equal to anything yet produced in this brilliant series." Spectator
An analysis of the present condition of the English language and the paths along which it is progressing.
88pp
Table of Contents
Volume 20 (5 titles bound in one)
Midas or the United States and the Future
Atlantis
Shiva or the Future of India
Cassandra or the Future of the British Empire
Plato's American Republic
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