Description
Over 3500 Quotations from The Classical World to The Space Age
The Hamlyn Dictionary of Quotations offers a rich and varied collection of memorable sayings by famous people from classical times to the space age, reflecting all aspects of life from the sternly philosophical to the broadly comical. The selection from nearly 1000 authors ranges in scope from traditional sources such as Socrates and Virgil, the Bible and Shakespeare, and Milton and Shaw, to an impressive list of quotations for the 1980s - Margaret Thatcher, Pope John Paul II, Mikhail Gorbachov and George Bush all find a place here. Not only speakers and writers in search of the apt phrase, but crossword puzzle fans and literary buffs will find here a wealth of absorbing material.
ISBN:9780600565208
