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.

By:

Bartlett, John, 1820-1905 [compiler.]

Contributor(s):

Beck, Emily Morison

Publication details: Boston, Massachusetts : Little Brown, 1980.Edition: 15th and 125th anniversary ed., rev. and enlDescription: lviii, 1540 pages ; 26 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0316082759
9780316082754

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

808.88/2

LOC classification:

PN6081 .B27 1980

NLM classification:

PN 6081

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.

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Haines Borough Public Library	Nonfiction	Nonfiction	808.88 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		215276

Includes indexes.

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.

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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