[PW] "Gory details" phrase origin

[Fred Shapiro]

On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, John Henderson wrote:

> The earliest mention in the New York Times is back in 2 October 1888

American Periodical Series takes it back to Nov. 1, 1875, when it appeared 
in The Literary World; a Monthly Review of Current Literature.

Fred Shapiro


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