Memorable Quotations: English Writers of the Past [Paperback]

Carol Dingle (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0595163815 | ISBN-13: 978-0595163816 | Publication Date: December 29, 2000

This remarkable collection of quotations is a treasure trove of discerning wisdom, lovely thoughts, and perceptive wit gleaned from the writing of 162 of Englands finest writers of the past. Both entertaining and thought-provoking, this book acquaints the reader with lumanaries of English literature, including Jane Austen, Francis Bacon, the Brontës, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning, Samuel Butler, Lord Byron, Lewis Carroll, G. K. Chesterton, Agatha Christie, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Noël Coward, Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Eliot, Henry Fielding, E. M. Forster, Graham Greene, Thomas Hardy, Aldous Huxley, Ben Jonson, John Keats, D. H. Lawrence, C. S. Lewis, W. Somerset Maugham, George Meredith, John Milton, George Orwell, William Shakespeare, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Tennyson, William Makepeace Thackeray, Evelyn Waugh, H. G. Wells, and Virginia Woolf.

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About the Author

Carol A. Dingle is a former English teacher, USO director, business owner, and world traveler. Her other books are Memorable Quotations: Philosophers of Western Civilization and Memorable Quotations: French Writers of the Past.

Product Details

• Paperback: 244 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (December 29, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595163815
• ISBN-13: 978-0595163816
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,236,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!!, May 21, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Memorable Quotations: English Writers of the Past (Paperback)

Impressive, enjoyable, and educational, Dingle's fine book sits front and center on my crowded reference bookshelf. The quotations are arranged alphabetically, by author, so browsing provides insight into the authors quoted, more so than do quotation books that are organized by theme. I heartily recommend this superb reference and enjoyable read. Also recommended: Memorable Quotations: American Women Writers of the Past.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, April 12, 2001

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Maryann Hurley (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Memorable Quotations: English Writers of the Past (Paperback)

This book should be required reading in high school and college English classes. As an educator, I was quite impressed by the selection of authors and quotations.