John Bartlett
John Bartlett was a Massachusetts bookseller who first produced a volume of prose and verse quotations in 1855, and these volumes have been adapted and published to reflect the ever changing cultural climate.
John Bartlett was a Massachusetts bookseller who first produced a volume of prose and verse quotations in 1855, and these volumes have been adapted and published to reflect the ever changing cultural climate. See less
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John Bartlett book reviews
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Priceless for students, great for researchers too
by ryefish, Jul 31, 2007
This review is for the book, not the CD ROM or any other Bartlett's related electronic media.
If you consider yourself well read, it will not take you long to find out where "Bartlett's Familiar ... Read More
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Familiar quotations: a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature.
Quotes to be remembered
I am reviewing the ninth edition of Familiar Quotations printed in 1938. This book is still relevant today. The quotations by the different authors are right on the mark for what is going on in ... Read More