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A collection of passages, phrases and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature bartlett, john i have a note book of quotes form this book gathered in high school. With quotations presented in chronological order, in the famous bartlett s tradition, the book aims to give the reader a vast panorama of the world, from the ancient egyptians to the latest movie, from the inspirational and the beautiful to the sardonic and downright funny. Bartlett s showcases a sweeping survey of world history, from the times of ancient egyptians to present day. Bartletts familiar quotations quotes from bartletts. Bartletts familiar quotations search or browse over. Mar 22, 2012 bartlett s familiar quotations is robert coover s first published essay. This canonical reference work, originally published in 1855, soldiers on, seeking out memorable quotations in the midst of these dark ages of rhetoric.
Ten years in the making, the eighteenth edition of the longestlived and bestselling collection of quotations in history introduces hundreds of new quotations from writers all over the world. For the print equivalent of this title, see bartletts familiar quotations. The official website of bartlett s familiar quotations. More than 150 years after its original publication, bartletts familiar quotations has been completely revised and updated for its eighteenth edition. Publication date 1882 publisher little, brown and conpany collection universallibrary contributor universal digital library language. John bartlett is generally supposed to have drawn the quotations in his book from his own extensive reading and prodigious memory and a. This is a fine book, loaded with familiar and some unfamiliar quotations. The project gutenberg ebook of familiar quotations, by john bartlett this. Bartletts familiar quotations, often simply called bartletts, is an american reference work that is the longestlived and most widely distributed collection of quotations. This edition features a linked table of contents, linked footnotes, and linked index about the book bartletts familiar quotations, often simply called bartletts, is an american reference work that is the longestlived and most widely distributed collection of quotations.
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