Begat : The King James Bible and the English Language by David (University of Wales, Bangor) Crystal

Begat : The King James Bible and the English Language by David (University of Wales, Bangor) CrystalWhat do the following have in common? Let there be light Whited sepulchres A rod of iron New wine into old bottles Lick the dust How are the mighty fallen A thorn in the flesh Wheels within wheelsThey're all in the King James Bible. This astonishing book has 'contributed far more to English in the way of idiomatic or quasi proverbial expressions than any other literary source.' wrote David Crystal in 2004. In Begat he returns to the subject: he asks

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