A Dictionary of Literary Symbols

Our expert reviewer (RR 2000/124) gave the original publication of this title what can most kindly be described as a mixed reception: he found its approach idiosyncratic and selective and commented particularly that in the absence of a paperback edition the hardback ‐ presumably aimed at the reference library market ‐ was overpriced at £40.00. Now a paperback edition is to hand, at the more agreeable price of £16.95 ($24.95, which seems to reflect Cambridge University Press’s idea of exchange rates rather than most banks’), although we note that the price of the hardback has risen by £5.00 to...