Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, Hardcover by Knowles, Elizabeth (EDT) Sealed
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- Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199668701
ISBN-13
9780199668700
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201678280
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
1168 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Subject
Quotations, General
Publication Year
2014
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Not Available
Subject Area
Reference, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
2.6 in
Item Weight
72.7 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
7.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
8
LCCN
2014-930368
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
'Review from previous edition 'A glorious treasure-house for browsers''Times Literary Supplement''Every home should have a copy''Sunday Telegraph''Invaluable''The Times''Still the best''The Independent''I could re-read it over and over again and never grow bored, for its pages contain all the insight of a library''Daily Mail'Magnificent volume.'Ferdinand Mount, Standpoint'It is a book which can be explored pretty well indefinitely, and one which yields fresh satisfaction and surprises.'John Gross, Spectator
Dewey Decimal
082
Table Of Content
Introduction to the eighth editionHistory of the DictionaryIntroduction to the first editionHow to use this workQuotationsIndex
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Trade
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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 readyreference. 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 provides a quote for every occasion from thegreatest minds of history and from undistinguished characters known only for one happy line.Drawing on Oxford's unrivalled dictionary research programme and unique language monitoring, over 700 new quotations have been added to this eighth edition from authors ranging from St Joan of Arc and Coco Chanel to Albrecht Dürer and Thomas Jefferson. New sayings from across the ages include 'It would not be better if things happened to men just as they wish' (the classicalwriter Heraclitus), 'Fight on, and God will give the Victory' (the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison), and 'The future is already here--it's just not evenly distributed' (the writer William Gibson)., 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 provides a quote for every occasion from the greatest minds of history and from undistinguished characters known only for one happy line.Drawing on Oxford's unrivalled dictionary research programme and unique language monitoring, over 700 new quotations have been added to this eighth edition from authors ranging from St Joan of Arc and Coco Chanel to Albrecht Dürer and Thomas Jefferson. New sayings from across the ages include "It would not be better if things happened to men just as they wish" (the classical writer Heraclitus), "Fight on, and God will give the Victory" (the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison), and "The future is already here - it's just not evenly distributed" (the writer William Gibson)., 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?', Ever since the first edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations published over 70 years ago, this bestselling book has remained unrivalled in its coverage of quotations both 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 only half-remembered line in a collection of over 20,000 quotations, comprehensively indexed for ready reference. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations provides a quote for every occasion that spans the greatest minds of history to the people who gave us one-liners. Drawing on Oxford's unrivalled dictionary research program and unique language monitoring, over 700 new quotations have been added to this eighth edition from authors ranging from St Joan of Arc and Coco Chanel to Albrecht Durer and Thomas Jefferson. New sayings that span the ages include "It would not be better if things happened to men just as they wish" (the classical writer Heraclitus), "My father used to say: "Don't raise your voice, improve your argument'"' (Desmond Tutu), and "The future is already here--it's just not evenly distributed" (the writer William Gibson). Two hundred authors make their debut in this edition, with a brand-new companion website that links to dozens of spoken quotations by the authors themselves.
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PN6080.O95 2014
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