Re: Tom Fiddler

Sharon Michalove, Editor, H-Albion (mlove@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu)
Fri, 26 May 1995 13:38:08 -0600

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Date: Fri, 26 May 1995 13:17:41 -0500 (CDT)
From: Mary E Emmerichs <marybeth@csd.uwm.edu>

The usual reference is "Tom Tiddler's Ground." According to Brewer's
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, a place where it is easy to pick up a
fortune, or make a place for oneself in the world. It's from an old
children's game.

Mary Beth Emmerichs
UW Milwaukee
(marybeth@csd.uwm.edu

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