'Every age hath its book' - The Koran. 'It's better to be quotable than honest' - Tom Stoppard. Continuously in print since 1961, the 2002 Gem Dictionary of Quotations is now more than ever the best value-for-money mini-dictionary of quotations available.
Fully revised and updated, this 2002 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 Ringo Starr and Nelson Mandela to Ken Dodd and Patrick O'Brian, and Germaine Greer on Posh n' Becks
- 'Beckham is an archangel, and Victoria is a figure of darkness attached to him' (Germaine Greer)
- 'From every progressive point of view, September 11 has been a disaster' (Tariq Ali)
- 'a case of mistaken non-entity' (Kathy Lette on being mistaken for Ruby Wax)
| ISBN: | 9780007144372 |
| Publication date: | 2nd December 2002 |
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| Publisher: | Collins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 448 pages |
| Series: | Collins Gem |
| Genres: |
Quotations, proverbs and sayings Miscellanies and compendia Literary reference works |