Familiar Quotations (Illustrated Edition)
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Quotations, Fiction & Literature, Classics, Historical
| Author: | John Bartlett | ISBN: | 9781619829664 |
| Publisher: | Charles River Editors | Publication: | February 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Bartlett |
| ISBN: | 9781619829664 |
| Publisher: | Charles River Editors |
| Publication: | February 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
*Illustrated with dozens of pictures of some of the people quoted. *Includes a Table of Contents that links to each author and their quotes, as well as the footnotes of their quotes. I have gathered a posie of other mens flowers, and nothing but the thread that binds them is mine own. John Bartlett was a well known American writer in his day, but his best known work is his compilation of the words of others. Bartletts Familiar Quotations includes over a thousand pages of famous quotes spoken by hundreds of Western civilizations most famous men and women, from Chaucer and Shakespeare to the Founding Fathers and Abraham Lincoln, with poets like Lord Byron and Sir Walter Scott inbetween. Hundreds of Bible quotes are included, as are quotes from Plutarch and Ancient writers. The quotes touch upon all of mans interests, including life, love, death, immortality, honor, war, government, and more. This edition of Bartletts Familiar Quotations is specially formatted with a Table of Contents and is illustrated with dozens of pictures of some of the people quoted.
*Illustrated with dozens of pictures of some of the people quoted. *Includes a Table of Contents that links to each author and their quotes, as well as the footnotes of their quotes. I have gathered a posie of other mens flowers, and nothing but the thread that binds them is mine own. John Bartlett was a well known American writer in his day, but his best known work is his compilation of the words of others. Bartletts Familiar Quotations includes over a thousand pages of famous quotes spoken by hundreds of Western civilizations most famous men and women, from Chaucer and Shakespeare to the Founding Fathers and Abraham Lincoln, with poets like Lord Byron and Sir Walter Scott inbetween. Hundreds of Bible quotes are included, as are quotes from Plutarch and Ancient writers. The quotes touch upon all of mans interests, including life, love, death, immortality, honor, war, government, and more. This edition of Bartletts Familiar Quotations is specially formatted with a Table of Contents and is illustrated with dozens of pictures of some of the people quoted.
