E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Brooks, Charles Shirley
(b. Brill, Oxfordshire, 1816; d. February 23rd, 1874). “The Silver Cord” (1841); “Aspen Court” (1855); “The Gordian Knot” (1858); “Sooner or Later” (1868); “Poems of Wit and Humour” (1875), etc. Was editor of Punch.
