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.
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.
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| Other title: | Collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Little Brown and Company,
1980.
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| Edition: | Fifteenth and 125th anniversary edition, revised and enlarged. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.