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.

Main entry:

Bartlett, John, 1820-1905.

Title & Author:

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.

Edition:

17th ed.

Publication:

Boston : Little, Brown, 2002.

Description:

lv, 1431 pages ; 26 cm

Notes:
Revised edition of: Familiar quotations / John Bartlett. 16th ed. 1992.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.

Summary:

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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ISBN:

0316084603
9780316084604

Subject:

Quotations, English.
Aphorisms and Proverbs as Topic
Citations anglaises.
Citatsamlingar.
Quotations.
Literature.

Form/genre:

quotations (texts)
Quotations
Reference works
Citations.
Ouvrages de référence.

Added entries:

Kaplan, Justin.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 227417
Call No.: PN6081 .B3 2002
Status: Available

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