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Latin Crosswords
Prof Peter Jones
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Description for Latin Crosswords
Paperback. A witty collection of crosswords all about the ancient world - excellent fun for anyone with a little Latin and less Greek! Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: WDKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 162.
This clever little book of crosswords has been put together by a professional crossworld compiler and a very well-known professor of classics. The clues are all in English but the answers are almost all in Latin!
This is not a scholarly book - anyone whose schooldays taught them amo, amas, amat will be able to make a stab at many of the puzzles. And some of the answers are obvious even if you have no Latin at all - e.g.
Q. Existing condition of a very old pop group? (6,3)
A. Status Quo!
Still for those who ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Weight
161 g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841191133
SKU
V9781841191133
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Prof Peter Jones
Peter Jones was a senior lecturer in Classics who published the best-selling Reading Latin and Reading Ancient Greek and now writes regularly for The Times, Daily Telegraph, Guardian and Spectator, as well as beginning a new series on Radio Four. David Dare-Plumpton has an MA in Classics and is a regular compiler of crosswords for the national press.
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