Collins Gem – Quotations (Collins Gems) - Softcover

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9780004720029: Collins Gem – Quotations (Collins Gems)

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ISBN 10: 0004720024 ISBN 13: 9780004720029

Publisher: Collins, 1997

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’Every age hath its book’ – The Koran. ‘It’s better to be quotable than honest’ – Tom Stoppard. Continuously in print since 1961, the Gem Dictionary of Quotations is now established as the best value-for-money mini-dictionary of quotations available.

Fully revised and updated, this 1997 edition has been organised on a thematic basis for ease of reference.
� Includes over 4000 quotations on themes ranging from Acting and Adultery to Cookery and Poetry, with special sections on Last Words and Epitaphs
� Includes all the classic quotes, from Julius Caesar and Tennyson to Max Beerbohm and Oscar Wilde
� Modern quotations range from Ruby Wax and Nelson Mandela to Ken Dodd and Patrick O’Brian

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Synopsis:

This 1997 edition of the classic small dictionary of quotations is fully revised and updated and has been organized on a thematic basis for ease of reference. It includes over 4000 quotations ranging from acting and adultery to cookery and poetry, with special sections on last words and epitaphs. There are classic quotes, from Julius Caesar and Tennyson to Max Beerbohm and Oscar Wilde, and also modern quotations ranging from Ruby Wax to Nelson Mandela.

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A completely new edition of the classic Gem Dictionary of Quotations.

Now includes around 4000 quotations arranged by theme for quick and easy reference, from Adultery and Politics to Animals and Insults.

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