The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

by Oxford University Press (Editor), Angela Partington (Editor)

In the new edition of this convenient reference, readers can locate (and verify) classic quotes and little-known gems--the words of the famous and the notorious, the witty and the wise--in a collection of more than 9,000 quotations, including 3,500 new entries, from over 1,900 authors.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Literature

592 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1964

About the author

Oxford University Press (OUP), a department of the University of Oxford, is the largest university press in the world. The university became involved in printing around 1480, becoming a major source of Bibles, prayer books and scholarly works. It took on the Oxford English Dictionary project in the late 19th century, and in order to meet the ever-rising costs of the work, it expanded into publishing children's books, school text books, music, journals, and the World's Classics series. OUP is committed to major financial support of the university and to furthering the university's excellence in scholarship, research and education through its publishing.

Reviews

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Who said that?" Well, this is where I find out, at least when the Internet is down. Sadly, my reference books are falling by the wayside since the rise of Google.

[Marko]

I have two different editions.