They Never Said It : A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions
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Format
Paperback / softback
ISBN-10
0195064690
ISBN-13
9780195064698
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 6th, 1990
Print length
192 Pages
Weight
302 grams
Dimensions
41.60 x 21.80 x 1.40 cms
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A reference work that sifts through hundreds of misquotations, wrong attributions, and blatant fabrications to reveal the origins of famous quotes.
An entertaining and yet thought-provoking book that sifts through hundreds of misquotations, incorrect attributions, and blatant fabrications to reveal the origins of the quotes and why they should be confined to the ''They Never Said It'' file.Boller and George''s ultimate ''debunking'' reference work sets straight several historical records, proving amongst other things that ''Let them eat cake'' was a well-worn phrase long before Marie Antoinette was born that although W. C. Fields fervently believed ''Anybody who hates children and dogs can''t be all bad'', credit for the quote must go to someone introducing Fields at a dinner party. They Never Said It is the perfect complement to dictionaries of quotations.
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