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Available
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Publication
Oxford University Press [3rd Edition]
Pages
907
Description
A compilation of familiar quotations arranged alphabetically by author. Indexed by key words.
Description
Here is a major new edition of the most authoritative dictionary of quotations available, bringing you the wit and wisdom of past and present--from the ancient adages of East and West to today's most memorable lines. This new edition is a paradise of over quotations for all occasions. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations provides the ultimate answer to the questions "Who said that?" and "What's been said about this?" Drawing on Oxford's unrivaled dictionary research program and unique language monitoring, this Third Edition offers new quotations, from over 500 authors. These include classic quotations from established names for which new evidence of current usage has been found as well as earlier quotations used by well-known literary authors from around the English-speaking world, ranging from the maxim of Confucius for a ruler, "If you desire what is good, the people will be good" (quoted by Thoreau), and the view of the Stoic philosopher Epictetus that "Not things things , but opinions about things, trouble men"
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1941
Physical description
907 p.; 9.25 inches
ISBN
1199726443 / 9781199726445
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LibraryThing member Big_Bang_Gorilla
This is as close to definitive in its coverage as one could expect any reasonably-sized book to me. The main difference in its organization from Bartlett's is that it is strictly alphabetical, not chronological. Both have their points, though practically it probably doesn't make that much
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difference, since users are usually going to begin with the quotation. Show Less
LibraryThing member unclebob53703
Once indispensable, now replaced by the internet, more or less.
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