BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS: 19th Edition

More than 150 years after its initial publication, first compiled by John Bartlett, a bookseller in Cambridge Massachusetts as a commonplace book of only 258 pages, the original 1855 edition mainly featured selections from the Bible, Shakespeare and the great English poets. This 19th edition has been completely revised and updated and it now includes more than 20,000 quotes from roughly 4,000 contributors spanning many centuries of thought and culture and it remains the finest and most popular compendium of quotations ever assembled. It is a collection of passages, phrases and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature. This edition also incorporates more than 3,500 new quotes from more than 700 new sources including Hilary Mantel, Bernie Sanders, Patti Smith, Malala Yousafzai and Pope Francis. This huge compendium showcases the thoughts not only of renowned figures from the literature, politics, science, sports, business and the arts, but also otherwise unknown individuals whose thought-provoking ideas have moved, unsettled or inspired readers and listeners through the ages. Bartlett's makes searching for the perfect quote easy in three ways - alphabetically by author, chronologically by the author's birth date, or thematically by subject. Whether one is searching for appropriate remarks for a celebration, comforting thoughts for a serious occasion, or simply to answer the question 'Who said that?', this is a stunning treasury of words, our language and culture. Super heavyweight, fine beautiful 1446 pages, 19.7 x 26cm. Small remainder mark.