Red Herrings and White Elephants is a two hundred and seven page reference book which describes the meanings and origins of everyday phrases. It was written by Albert Jack and illustrated by Ama Page
Contents[]
The book has seventeen different chapters of phrases, from seventeen different times, places, professions, etc:
- Nautical
- Military
- Literature
- Languages
- The ancients: Greeks and Romans
- Sport
- Work and Trade
- The Bible
- People and Places
- Politics
- The Law
- Music, Theatre and performance
- USA
- Food And Drink
- Hunting
- Simple Phrases, Simple Origins
- Miscellaneous