Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2710259 in Books
- Published on: 2002-12-02
- Original language:
English
- Binding: Paperback
- 448 pages
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Synopsis
Fully revised and updated, this 2002 edition of the Collins Gem book of quotations has been organised on a thematic basis for ease of reference. It includes over 4000 quotations on themes ranging from Acting and Adultery to Cookery and Poetry, with special sections on Last Words and Epitaphs. It contains all the classic quotes, from Julius Caesar and Tennyson to Max Beerbohm and Oscar Wilde. Modern quotations range from Ringo Starr and Nelson Mandela to Ken Dodd and Patrick O'Brian, and Posh n' Becks - "Beckham is an archangel, and Victoria is a figure of darkness attached to him" (Germaine Greer).
