English Dictionaries





Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang

Second Edition
$18.95
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Paperback May 2010 ISBN13: 9780199232055ISBN10: 0199232059


Oxford Dictionary of Quotations by Subject

Second Edition
$19.95
Not Yet Published, 
Paperback May 2010 ISBN13: 9780199567065ISBN10: 0199567069


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cover The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature surveys the terrain of American literary history, from the 1600s to the present day, through 350 interpretive essays.


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