Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
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Oxford Dictionary of Quotations by Elizabeth Knowles
A major new edition of the most authoritative dictionary of quotations available brings you the wit and wisdom of past and present. Find that half-remembered line in a browser's paradise of over 20,000 fully indexed quotations. Here is the answer to both 'Who said that?' and 'What did they say?'
excellent value * Network review *
good browsing entertainment * Times Literary Supplement, Michael Caines *
The misquotations section has helpfully grown since the millennium from thirty-four to fifty-seven entriesIt is still possible to learn things from leafing through these pages * Michael Caines, The Times Literary Supplement *
It can be browsed endlessly, with each quotation delivering something different. When I first looked at this edition I'd found three quotations which my husband had to know about by the time I got to the bottom of page two - and he agreed. * Sue Magee, Book Bag *
Where else would you find over 20,000 quotations, covering centuries, every subject, with wit, wisdom and food for thought? * Sue Magee, Book Bag *
good browsing entertainment * Times Literary Supplement, Michael Caines *
The misquotations section has helpfully grown since the millennium from thirty-four to fifty-seven entriesIt is still possible to learn things from leafing through these pages * Michael Caines, The Times Literary Supplement *
It can be browsed endlessly, with each quotation delivering something different. When I first looked at this edition I'd found three quotations which my husband had to know about by the time I got to the bottom of page two - and he agreed. * Sue Magee, Book Bag *
Where else would you find over 20,000 quotations, covering centuries, every subject, with wit, wisdom and food for thought? * Sue Magee, Book Bag *
Elizabeth Knowles is a historical lexicographer who worked on the 4th edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (1993) and was Editor of the 5th, 6th, and 7th editions of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (1999, 2004, 2009). Her other editorial credits include the Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations (3rd edition, 2007), What They Didn't Say: A Book of Misquotations (2006), and the Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (2009). She is a contributor to The History of Oxford University Press (2013).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199668700 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199668701 |
| Title | Oxford Dictionary of Quotations |
| Author | Elizabeth Knowles |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2014-09-18 |
| Number of pages | 1168 |
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