# Familiar Quotations

_A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature_

By John Bartlett.

"Familiar Quotations" by John Bartlett is a reference work first published in 1855. Born from Bartlett's commonplace book while running a Cambridge bookstore, this collection organizes quotations by author chronologically rather than by subject. Now in its nineteenth edition, it has evolved from 258 pages featuring 169 authors to a comprehensive compilation that sparked debates about balancing literary classics with contemporary culture. The book remains America's longest-lived and most widely distributed quotation collection. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Compiler: John Bartlett
- Subjects: Quotations

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