Quotations on every topic, by every author, and in. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. The official website of bartlett s familiar quotations. Including over 11,000 quotations, the first new edition of john bartlett s corpus to be published after his death in 1905 keeps most of his original work intact. Quoteland would like to thank quotations book for its extensive contribution to our database. The book was first issued in 1855 and is currently in its eighteenth edition, published in 2012.
Bartlett s familiar quotations john bartlett, emily morison beck on. To indicate short quotations four typed lines or fewer of prose or three lines of verse in your text, enclose the quotation within double quotation marks. Your source for quotations from famous people and literature. John bartlett s timeless collection of quotations from many of the finest luminaries of english prose and poetry are presented here. A collection of over 8000 passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature. The book begins with a presentation of the king james bible, beginning with the old testament. Bartletts familiar quotations, often simply called bartletts, is an american reference work that is the longestlived and most widely distributed collection of. Bartlett s familiar quotations is a very famous book. Bartletts familiar quotations search or browse over. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Many might agree with me as well as some might not too. Quote of the week receive weekly quotes in your email. Discover the best quotation reference books in best sellers.
Learn about the book, the app, and the new bartlett s game. This edition includes the full index of quoted people, bartlett s own preface and short addenda, plus a complete set of notes explaining the origins of certain quotations. Funny, inspirational and motivational quotes on life, love and much else by prefontaine, m isbn. Search or browse over 27000 quotations from thousands of. Compiled by john bartlett this tenth edition of 1919 contains over 11,000 searchable quotations and was the first new edition of john bartlett s corpus to be published after his death in 1905the new editor, however, choosing more to supplement than revise the work of the first name in quotations. For example, papers analyzing literature may rely heavily on direct quotations of the. Many of the most inspiring and memorable verses from across the biblical canon are present. It is best to paraphrase sources rather than directly quoting them because paraphrasing allows you to fit material to the context of your paper and writing style.
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