Quotations

For over 60 years, Oxford has been collecting, sourcing, researching, and authenticating quotations, and in so doing it has developed one of the richest language resources in the world today. Below are some highlights from the range of quotation dictionaries published by OUP.

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The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Sixth Edition Edited by Elizabeth Knowles With more than 20,000 quotations, this collection continues to provide unrivalled coverage of traditional areas such as classical literature and Shakespeare, and now has new features such as in-text panels for Advertising Slogans, Film Lines, Epitaphs and Misquotations among others.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Elizabeth Knowles The most authoritative paperback dictionary of quotations available, containing over 9,000 quotations from more than 2,500 authors.

The Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations Ned Sherrin Over 5,000 witty one-liners and sparkling anecdotes selected by Ned Sherrin.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying, and Quotation Edited by Susan Ratcliffe With 9,800 entries on 430 subjects, The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying, and Quotation finds the right word on any subject, and explores the links between treasured sayings in our language.

Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations Edited by Elizabeth Knowles Over 5,000 quotes from 1,800 authors. Today's world in the latest quotations: key voices of the 20th and 21st centuries. Now with 2003-4 Sound bites supplement.

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