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They never said it : a book of fake quotes, misquotes, and misleading attributions / Paul F. Boller, Jr., and John George.
LIBRA PN6081 .B635 1989
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boller, Paul F.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Quotations.
- Errors and blunders, Literary.
- Literary curiosa.
- Literary forgeries and mystifications.
- Quotation.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 159 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1989.
- Summary:
- Boller and George examine hundreds of misquotations, incorrect attributions, and blatant fabrications, outlining the origins of the quotes and revealing why they should be consigned to the historical trash can.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0195055411
- OCLC:
- 18292227
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