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Oxford University Press have been publishing dictionaries of quotations since 1941 when the first edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations was launched. For 70 years our bestselling quotations books have remained unrivalled in their coverage of quotations past and present.

Whether you are looking for a well-known quote by Winston Churchill for an essay, a humorous quip by Oscar Wilde for a speech, or simply a fascinating read for yourself - Oxford Quotations Dictionaries are a browser's paradise and an excellent gift.

Find out more about quotations and the history of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.

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Seventy years young
Elizabeth Knowles

We all find at times that we reach for the words of others to express just what we want to say. Gleaming red berries through the fog of a September morning may remind the more literary of John Keats's 'season of mists, and mellow fruitfulness'. The Indian summer of 2011, on the other hand, inspired the creator of a newspaper caption to rework a famous line from Porgy and Bess, 'Autumn time, and the living is easy...'

Quotations for every occasion
Susan Ratcliffe

One of the most interesting aspects of working with quotations is seeing how words from one occasion are applicable to another. The recent controversy over the sale of Forestry Commission land brought to mind the words of the poet William Blake, writing over 200 years ago: ‘The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way’.

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		Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Sixth Edition Susan Ratcliffe 978-0-19-956707-2 Paperback 17 March 2011 £10.99 Oxford Paperback Reference

		Dictionary of Euphemisms Fourth Edition R. W. Holder 978-0-19-923517-9 Paperback 25 September 2008 £10.99 Oxford Paperback Reference

		I Wish I'd Said That A Little Book of Humorous Quotations Second Edition Ned Sherrin 978-0-19-920360-4 Hardback 14 September 2006 £9.99

		Lend Me Your Ears Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations Fourth Edition Antony Jay 978-0-19-957267-0 Hardback 28 October 2010 £15.99

		Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs First Edition Elizabeth Knowles 978-0-19-956802-4 Hardback 22 October 2009 £9.99

		Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Fifth Edition Susan Ratcliffe 978-0-19-965450-5 Hardback 11 October 2012 £9.99

		Little Oxford Gift Box Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations; Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs Second Edition Elizabeth Knowles, Susan Ratcliffe 978-0-19-968359-8 Hardback September 2013 (estimated) £14.99

		Little Oxford Gift Box Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations; Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs Elizabeth Knowles, Susan Ratcliffe 978-0-19-960152-3 Hardback 14 October 2010 £14.99

		Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations Fourth Edition Ned Sherrin 978-0-19-957003-4 Paperback 13 September 2012 £10.99 Oxford Paperback Reference

		Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations 5e Fifth Edition Gyles Brandreth 978-0-19-968136-5 Hardback October 2013 (estimated) £20.00

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