Oxford Dictionary Of Modern Quotations

Author: Elizabeth Knowles

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  • : 34.95 AUD
  • : 9780199547463
  • : Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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  • : August 2008
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Description

This updated collection offers a vivid picture of the world in the 20th and 21st centuries against a backdrop of landmark events. From Catherine Tate and The Simpsons, to Mother Teresa and Winston Churchill, here are the key voices of our time. An authoritative look-up reference, and an enjoyable source for browsing: the perfect gift.

Author description

Elizabeth Knowles is the editor of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations and has been Managing Editor of Oxford Quotations Dictionaries since 1993. A historical lexicographer, she previously worked for ten years on the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.

Table of contents

INTRODUCTION; HOW TO USE THIS DICTIONARY; MAIN DICTIONARY; THEMATIC INDEX; KEYWORD INDEX