Catholic Trivia
Stock No: WW445594
Catholic Trivia  -     By: Mark Elvins

Catholic Trivia

Gracewing Publishing / 2002 / Paperback

In Stock
Stock No: WW445594

Buy Item Our Price$12.95
In Stock
Quantity:
Stock No: WW445594
Gracewing Publishing / 2002 / Paperback
Quantity:

Add To Cart

or checkout with

Add To Wishlist
Quantity:


Add To Cart

or checkout with

Wishlist

Product Close-up
Please allow an additional 4 business days before your product ships due to temporary delays. Thank you for your patience.
* This product is available for shipment only to the USA.

Product Information

Title: Catholic Trivia
By: Mark Elvins
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 160
Vendor: Gracewing Publishing
Publication Date: 2002
Dimensions: 5.51 X 8.50 X 0.34 (inches)
Weight: 7 ounces
ISBN: 0852445598
ISBN-13: 9780852445594
Stock No: WW445594

Publisher's Description

Illustrated throughout by the well-known Catholicartist and cartoonist John Ryan (inventor of CaptainPugwash), Catholic Trivia sets itself to reclaimthe hidden history of Catholicism in Britain. Manycommon words and expressions, place names, pubsigns, diseases and customs betray the deep influenceof the Catholic Church on our national consciousness, despite every attempt to root it out. Not without agleam in the eye, Mark Elvins reveals the origins ofsaluting the quarter deck and kissing the papal toe, of Charing Cross and Covent Garden, of kicking thebucket and going on the dole. From the sublime tothe ridiculous, he collects a treasury of informationwith a multitude of uses, for the conversationalist or thestudent of history, for the devout, the undevoutor the quiz-show host.There is a joy about being a Catholic - and this informativebook is a joyful and fascinating celebration of the sayingsand quirks derived from the Faith.

Ask a Question

Author/Artist Review