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Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Elizabeth Knowles
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Description for Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Hardback. 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?' Editor(s): Knowles, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 1168 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; GBCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 239 x 66. Weight in Grams: 2094.
The first edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations was published in 1941 and for over 70 years this bestselling book has remained unrivalled in its coverage of quotations past and present. The eighth edition is a vast treasury of wit and wisdom spanning the centuries and providing the ultimate answer to the question, 'Who said that?' Find that half-remembered line in a browser's paradise of over 20,000 quotations, comprehensively indexed for ready reference. Lord Byron may have taken the view: 'I think it great affectation not to quote oneself', but for the less self-centred the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations ... Read more
The first edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations was published in 1941 and for over 70 years this bestselling book has remained unrivalled in its coverage of quotations past and present. The eighth edition is a vast treasury of wit and wisdom spanning the centuries and providing the ultimate answer to the question, 'Who said that?' Find that half-remembered line in a browser's paradise of over 20,000 quotations, comprehensively indexed for ready reference. Lord Byron may have taken the view: 'I think it great affectation not to quote oneself', but for the less self-centred the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
2085g
Number of Pages
1168
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199668700
SKU
V9780199668700
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-11
About Elizabeth Knowles
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
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 entries. It 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 ... Read more
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 entries. It 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 ... Read more