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The new international dictionary of quotations
By Rawson, Hugh & Miner, Margaret
- ISBN
- 978-0-52524-436-3
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y. : E.P. Dutton, c1986.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 1986
YA The aim of this volume is to "distill the most memorable words of the past with a view to the concerns of the present." The most memorable are not necessarily the "best" words in a literary sense, but are the words that capture the ideas common throughout history. The book is international in scope, and the 3500 quotes come from ancient times to the present day. Because of the latter, th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
