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Familiar quotations by john bartlett, first edition abebooks. Five thousand quotes are culled from the time of ancient egypt through american slavery, jim crow, the civil rights era, apartheid, to the present day. The project gutenberg ebook of familiar quotations, ninth. See more ideas about quotations, inspirational quotes and words. Arranged from genesis to revelationincluding the apocryphathis compilation of kjv verses will delight scholars, students, and seekers of. So you are stuck reading cover to cover looking for what you want. The quotations when engraved upon the memory give you good thoughts. A collection of over 8000 passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature. Bartletts famous quotations photo 7 pictures cbs news. Bartletts familiar quotations the new york public library. It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. The following is a list of 658 persons and books with entries in bartlett s familiar quotations, 10th ed. Books by john bartlett author of bartletts familiar.
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Compiled by john bartlett this tenth edition of 1919 contains over 11,000 searchable quotations and was the first new edition of john bartletts 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. The official website of bartlett s familiar quotations. Bartlett s book of anecdotes is a gold mine for anyone who gives speeches, is doing research, or simply likes to browse. One holiday when money was tight, it showed up under the tree. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Retha powers is the editor of the first edition of bartletts familiar black quotations, and she has been touring with her book for the past few months, offering a powerpoint presentation. Bartlett s familiar quotations remains the most authoritative, thoughtprovoking, and entertaining book of quotations available. The quotations are listed by the name of the writer.
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Among the quotations assembled here, the book includes what is arguably the most important phrase in western civilization, a quotation from genesis 1, and. Bartletts familiar quotations book by john bartlett. A comprehensive, allnew collection bringing together the most thoughtful, inspiring, and wisest voices from the black diaspora across history. Edited by retha powers, with an incisive foreword by henry louis gates jr. Words of love, pain, protest and motown bartletts familiar black quotations is not only the most comprehensive book of quotations from black thinkers, but it also possesses a potent and sweeping narrative arc covering 5,000 years. This edition features a linked table of contents, linked footnotes, and linked index about the book bartlett s familiar quotations, often simply called bartlett s, is an american reference work that is the longestlived and most widely distributed collection of quotations. Bartletts familiar quotations kindle edition by john bartlett. The book arranges its entries by author, rather than by subject, as. In 1855, massachusetts bookseller john bartlett selfpublished a small volume of prose and verse quotations. Dictionary of quotations a small, interesting archive. The story behind bartletts familiar black quotations. Familiar quotations by bartlett, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Bartletts famous quotations photo 1 pictures cbs news.
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