Oxford Concise Quotations Dictionary

Author: Editorial Department of Dictionaries, FLTRP (Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press)
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Publish Date: 1993-01-01
Features: In 1914, when The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations was first published, World War II was in full swing, and the shadow of war loomed over Europe. Even on such turbulent days, this pioneering reference book remained immensely popular, beloved by readers across the United Kingdom and the entire English-speaking world. Half a century later, selections from the third edition of the book (1797) were compiled into this Oxford Concise Dictionary of Quotations. This book includes 5,800 famous quotations from 1,100 authors, spanning from the 8th century BC to the 1970s, and representing writers from around the world. Among them are Chinese authors, such as the three famous sayings of Comrade Mao Zedong: "Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend," "The gun barrel is the source of copyright," and his renowned remarks on atomic bombs during a 1946 conversation with American journalist Anna Louise Strong. This second edition (1918) is presented to the readers of our country.