Adrian RoomAdrian Room is the author of over 50 popular reference books, mainly on the origins of words. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of the English Place-Name Society and the American Name Society. His work for Cassell includesCASSELL'S DICTIONARY OF FIRST NAMES, CASSELL'S FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES, BREWER'S DICTIONARY OF PHRASE AND FABLE and other titles in the Brewer's series. Read More Read Less