Bartlett, John, 1820-1905.,

Bartlett's familiar quotations : a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature / John Bartlett ; Justin Kaplan, general editor. - seventeenth edition. - Boston, Massachusetts : Little, Brown, (c)2002. - lv, 1431 pages ; 26 cm. - Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. .

Rev. edition of: Familiar quotations/



Preface to the seventeenth edition -- Guide to the use of Bartlett's familiar quotations -- Index of authors -- Familiar quotations : from ancient Egypt and the Bible to the present -- Index.

A new edition of the classic reference, first published in 1855, features more than twenty thousand quotations, representing some 2,500 authors, including new selections from Bill Clinton, Margaret Atwood, and Mother Teresa.



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Quotations, English.

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