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Arranged alphabetically according to their central idea or object and illustrated with a selection of quotations chronologically ordered to show the history and development of each belief, this dictionary presents superstitions from Great Britain and Eire surviving into the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Offering all the authority and accuracy of the acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, this indispensable source of reference has extensive coverage of literary and historical quotations and new material on slogans, catchphrases, film lines, and popular misquotations--opening Web page.
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2013.
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"Over 1,700 A-Z biographies written by over 250 contributors including Seamus Heaney and Anne Stevenson. The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry is an authoritative and accessible guide to the influential poets writing in English from 1910 to the present day. The A-Z entries explore the influences, inspirations, movements that have shaped the works and lives of these important authors. This major new edition has been expanded to include over 300 new...