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Familiar quotations; a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their source in ancient and modern literature

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Familiar quotations; a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their source in ancient and modern literature

by John Bartlett

About this title: This 15th edition of the book, first published in 1855, has been expanded to include more than 22,500 quotations and more than 400 new authors both historical and contemporary - from Susan B.Anthony and Muhammad Ali to Mozart and Mick Jagger. It has been redesigned in a larger, more readable format which accommodates more quotations in less space and for the first time supplies each quotation with a number for ready index reference. More translations from non-British works appear in this edition, besides some fresh translations of others already in the text. For the first time, the enlarged ... read more

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Edition: 15th & Annv Rev & Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little Brown and Company Date Published: 1980 ISBN-13: 9780316082754 ISBN: 0316082759

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Edition: 13th and centennial Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston Date Published: 1955

Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. xxxiv, 1614 p. 25 cm. read more

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Edition: 16th ed. Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston Date Published: 1992 ISBN-13: 9780316082778 ISBN: 0316082775

Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. lvi, 1405 p.; 27 cm. read more

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Edition: 13th and centennial Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston Date Published: 1955

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Edition: 11th ed., rev. and Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Garden City publishing co., inc., Garden City, N.Y. Date Published: 1944

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Edition: 11th ed., Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown and company, Boston Date Published: 1937

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Mar 27, 2009
By Richard, Salt Lake City, UT

"It's really meant to be a reference book, but I read it straight through once. There is some great stuff in here. All of the noteworthy passages from Shakespeare, also a lot from the classical Greek and Roman writers, and the Bible."

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Jul 4, 2008
By Julie, Saint Clair Shores, MI

"This isn't a book you read to finish, but I really like having it around for when I'm writing a paper and need a good quote, or just to look something up for my own knowledge."

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"It probably seems silly to list this book, but as I use certain reference books ALL the time, I wanted them on my bookshelves."

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Mar 9, 2008
By Nancy, The United States

"Don't ask me why, I have loved collecting quotes since a kid in Jr High. This was one of my all time favorite gifts for Christmas from my parents along with the Complete Works of Wm Shakespeare. Of course, the transistor radio was nifty, too!"

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