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The book began with quotations originally in English, arranged them chronologically by author; Geoffrey Chaucer was the first entry and Mary Frances Butts the last. The quotes were chiefly from literary sources. A "miscellaneous" section followed, including quotations in English from politicians and scientists, such as "fifty-four forty or fight!".
Walk down Reader's Digest memory lane with these quotes from famous people throughout the decades. The post 100 of the Best Quotes from Famous People appeared first on Reader's Digest.
The book presents over 12,000 quotations on 1,067 pages. It is arranged alphabetically by author (or, for some quotations, by quotation type), with some information as to the source of each quotation and, where the editor deems this relevant, cross-references to other quotations.
This is a partial list of 20th-century writers. This list includes notable artists, authors, philosophers, playwrights, poets, scientists and other important and noteworthy contributors to literature. The two most basic written literary categories include fiction and non fiction
This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an ...
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To mark the occasion, we've collected a list of powerful Black History Month quotes from activists, icons, orators and famous figures, including Martin Luther King Jr., Shirley Chisholm, Rosa ...
Author Years Notable Works and/or Themes Augustine of Hippo: 354-430 De Magistro; Halevi, Judah: 1075-1141 The Kuzari; Abelard, Peter: 1079-1142 Dialogue of a Philosopher with a Jew and a Christian; Ibn Tufail: 1105-1185 Hayy ibn Yaqdhan: explores the limits of natural theology and the Islamic concept of fitra [1] [2] Machiavelli, Niccolò ...