The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
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Summary
A major new edition of Oxford's largest and most comprehensive dictionary of quotations brings you the wisdom of the ages and the sound bites of today. Find that half-remembered quote in a browser's paradise of over 20,000 fully indexed quotations.
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The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations by Elizabeth Knowles
This is a major new edition of Oxford's largest and most comprehensive dictionary of quotations, bringing you the wisdom of the ages and the sound bites of today in 20,000+ quotations. The text is a browser's paradise, covering people and events from Cleopatra to J. K. Rowling, and the battle of Marathon to the Hutton Inquiry. The keyword index will help you to trace that half-remembered quote, and identifies the quotations that give us key phrases such as 'state of the Union' and 'dodgy dossier'. Special sections bring together categories such as Misquotations and Film lines. Traditional areas have been enriched and the best of the new added, and the Introduction tells the story of the nation's favourite quotations dictionary over 60 years. 'Come, and take choice of all my library.' William Shakespeare 'Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.' Michelangelo 'If business always made the right decisions, business wouldn't be business.' J. Paul Getty 'I was captured for life by chemistry and by crystals.' Dorothy Hodgkin 'Superhuman effort isn't worth a damn unless it achieves results.' Ernest Shackleton
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations remains a glorious treasure-house for browsersTLS Invaluable...Truly good value Robert McCrum, Observer
About the Editors:
Elizabeth Knowles is Managing Editor in the Quotation dictionaries group, and Julia Elliott is Senior Editor in the Thesauruses group, both at Oxford University Press, UK.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780198607205 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198607202 |
| Title | The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations |
| Author | Elizabeth Knowles |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2004-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 1168 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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