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Bartlett's familiar quotations : a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature

Bartlett, John, 1820-19052002

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Summary

The new edition of this book spans almost 5,000 years of history and culture, from the ancient Egyptians to the latest movie, and contains more than 25,000 quotations, representing 2,500 authors.

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Main title:

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.

Author:

Bartlett, John, 1820-1905Kaplan, Justin

Edition:

17th ed.

Imprint:

Boston : Little, Brown, 2002.

Collation:

lv, 1431 p. ; 26 cm.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Familiar quotations / John Bartlett. 16th ed. 1992.Previous ed.: London: Little, Brown, 1992.Previous ed.: 1992.Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0316084603 (hbk)9780316084604

Dewey class:

808.882808.882808.882082

Language:

English

Added title:

Familiar quotations

Subject:

Quotations, English

BRN:

63812