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John Bartlett - Bartlett's Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
Pros: A great desk reference for quotations on all subjects. Cons: Heavy, could be organized better.
I’m in love with language. An avid reader since a boy, I’ve always admired an author who could turn a particularly apt phrase. Many times, in my opinion, a quotation will explain something much more profoundly than a page of other writing. As the ...
Pros: Thousands of interesting quotations with surprising origins Cons: Big book--big bucks
Dang! Someone’s already said it--and said it better than
I could have. That’s the first thought you have when you
leaf through this mighty tome of quotations first assembled
by John Bartlett in 1855. And it’s true.
Pros: the gold standard Cons: paper, indexed pages and cost can't beat on-line search engines
Barlett's Quotations is still the standard reference for quotations in the English speaking world, and with some good reason. Not only are the major allusions and more famous quotes by respected writers well indexed, but the selection of authors and...
Quotations Reference - First published in 1855, this edition has been completely updated and revised with quotations from the ancient Egyptians to the...More at Barnes and Noble
First published in 1855, Bartlett s Familiar Quotations has been completelyupdated and revised for the 17th edition by Pulitzer Prize-winning biograph...More at Buy.com
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