Overview

"From ""the more the merrier"" to ""there's no such thing as a free lunch"", this guide contains over 1000 of the best-known English proverbs from around the world. For this new edition, many new quotations have been added to illustrate the proverbs and over 100 new proverbs are included for the first time. A new thematic index is also included to help one find proverbs on subjects ranging from bee-keeping to stress."

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Author:   John Simpson ,  Jennifer Speake
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford Paperbacks
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 12.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 19.00cm
Weight:   0.266kg
ISBN:  

9780192800022

ISBN 10:   0192800027
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   01 October 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  A / AS level ,  Undergraduate
Replaced By:   9780192800848
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Praise for the First Edition: Scholarly, meticulous, and authoritative--The Washington Post Book World A rich and absorbing collection....Simpson's introduction {is succinct and helpful...[and his] system of cross-referencing is exemplary--The Times Literary Supplement For the Second Edition: The listing is aphabetical by key word, and the articles cite the various instances chronologically. Very well cross-referenced, and indexed topically. --Reference and Research Book News

<br>Praise for the First Edition: <br><br> Scholarly, meticulous, and authoritative --The Washington Post Book World<br> A rich and absorbing collection....Simpson's introduction {is succinct and helpful...[and his] system of cross-referencing is exemplary --The Times Literary Supplement<br>For the Second Edition: <br> The listing is aphabetical by key word, and the articles cite the various instances chronologically. Very well cross-referenced, and indexed topically. --Reference and Research Book News<br>

Praise for the First Edition: <br> Scholarly, meticulous, and authoritative --The Washington Post Book World<br> A rich and absorbing collection....Simpson's introduction {is succinct and helpful...[and his] system of cross-referencing is exemplary --The Times Literary Supplement<br> For the Second Edition: <br> The listing is aphabetical by key word, and the articles cite the various instances chronologically. Very well cross-referenced, and indexed topically. --Reference and Research Book News

Praise for the First Edition Scholarly, meticulous, and authoritative --The Washington Post Book World A rich and absorbing collection....Simpson's introduction {is succinct and helpful...[and his] system of cross-referencing is exemplary --The Times Literary SupplementFor the Second Edition: The listing is aphabetical by key word, and the articles cite the various instances chronologically. Very well cross-referenced, and indexed topically. --Reference and Research Book News

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About the Editors: John Simpson is Co-Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary. Jennifer Speake is editor of many reference works, including A Dictionary of the Renaissance

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