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Books : The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

from: OUP Oxford


Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 082 EAN: 9780198607205 ISBN: 0198607202 Label: OUP Oxford Manufacturer: OUP Oxford Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 1168 Publication Date: September 09, 2004 Publisher: OUP Oxford Sales Rank: 5217 Studio: OUP Oxford	Average Rating: List Price: £30.00 Amazon.co.uk's Price: £19.50 You Save: £10.50 (35%) Prices subject to change.
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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Quotesville
A wonderfully engrossing tome. Time zips by as you turn page after page of the witty, the profound and the historical soundbites uttered by the great, the good and the infamous. A book for both pastime and education.

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- An essential reference, but...
I would not be without this reference book, and enjoy an occasional "flick through" it to read the erudite, profound or witty sayings or writings of men and women from throughout history to the present day, not to mention some anonymous ones, advertising slogans and catchphrases. The first quoted may be Homer, from the 8th Century BC, although some verses from the bible are probably the oldest expressions listed.

I find it less successful when I am trying to identify who it was who first ... Read More

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- A must for all writers
Its very size is comforting: my old one was becoming dog-eared so I invested in a new one. I find it difficult to believe there aren't more reviews of this because I would have thought it almost essential for anyone writing a book, screenplay, article, short story or speech, especially for material out of copyright.

Yes, the internet can be useful but is rarely authoritative. This is. If you're serious about the creation of literary works in whatever form, avoid this at your peril...

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- A quote!! A quote!! My kingdom for a quote!!
This is the most amazing collection of quotations I have got my hands on. Look up quotes by keywords, by the authors or partial phrase if you only sort of know how it goes but want to read the whole quote.
Worth every penny and it will be a long time getting through it!

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- Best choice for Brits
The question for most people looking to purchase a book of quotations is whether to get Bartlett's Familiar Quotations or The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. So perhaps it would be a good idea to compare them and see which might better meet your needs.

Both are important works of reference; both are authoritative. Bartlett's latest edition, the 17th is from 2002 while this, the latest Oxford, is from 1999 with a reprint with corrections from 2001. So both are relatively up to date. Bartlett's ... Read More

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