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The Oxford dictionary of quotations
By Knowles, Elizabeth & Partington, Angela
- ISBN
- 978-0-19860-173-9
- Publisher
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 15, 1999
Knowles, whose previous works include The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying, and Quotation, has produced another stellar book. Over one tenth of the book's 20,000 quotations (from over 3000 sources) are included for the first time. Like The Oxford Dictionary of Twentieth Century Quotations (LJ 3/15/99), one of the sources for this fifth edition, this book includes special categories of quotations--borrowed titles, last words, film lines, misquotations, closing lines, film titles, and milita...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
