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5.0 out of 5 stars
The best book for debunking misattributions
This title should be kept perpetually in print, if only for libraries to replace their well-worn copies. Rees' work is impeccable.
Published on February 26, 2004
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Only for quote fanatics
This is more of a story about quotes, misattributions, and misremembered sayings than a complition of quotations. If you are a big quote nut and enjoy knowing the story behind the quotation, you must buy this. If you enjoy browsing a more traditional compilation on quotes, don't. Quotations are arranged by author and indexed by key word. One nice feature: if the source of...
Published on June 28, 2001 by Liz Andra Shaw
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Only for quote fanatics,
By Liz Andra Shaw "The Writing Reader" (Gilbert, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cassell Companion to Quotations (Hardcover)
This is more of a story about quotes, misattributions, and misremembered sayings than a complition of quotations. If you are a big quote nut and enjoy knowing the story behind the quotation, you must buy this. If you enjoy browsing a more traditional compilation on quotes, don't. Quotations are arranged by author and indexed by key word. One nice feature: if the source of the quotation is known, it is cited.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best book for debunking misattributions,
By A Customer
This review is from: Cassell Companion To Quotations (Paperback)
This title should be kept perpetually in print, if only for libraries to replace their well-worn copies. Rees' work is impeccable.
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Cassell Companion to Quotations by Nigel Rees (Hardcover - Oct. 1997)
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