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This authoritative, entertaining and unique book is the only quotations dictionary to tell you the stories behind the quotations, as well as providing full details of date and source. Essential for writers and fascinating to browse, Brewer's Famous Quotations is a winning blend of reliable facts and engaging anecdotes.
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Nigel Rees is the author of over 50 books, including the Cassell Dictionary of Humorous Quotations and the Cassell Companion to Quotations. He is the deviser and presenter of BBC Radioand#191;s Quoteand#191;Unquote, through which he has become an authority on the popular use of language in slogans, catchphrases, cliches, idioms and quotations.
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