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Familiar quotations : a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature / John Bartlett ; edited by Emily Morison Beck, and the editorial staff of Little, Brown and Company.

Summary:

Chronologically arranged entries supply quotations from 2,250 authors and major collective or anonymous works, with an alphabetical index of authors and an index to the text.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0316082759
  • ISBN: 9780316082754
  • Physical Description: lviii, 1540 pages ; 26 cm
  • Edition: 15th and 125th anniversary edition, revised and enl.
  • Publisher: Boston : Little Brown, 1980.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface to the Fifteenth edition -- Historical note -- Guide to the use of Familiar Quotations -- Index of authors -- Familiar Quotations, from ancient Egypt and the Bible to the present -- Index.
Subject: Quotations, English.
Genre: Quotations.

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Kenly Public Library R 808.88 B (Text) 38957990594225 Adult Reference Available -
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