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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature (17th Edition) (Hardcover) (精装)
by John Bartlett
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Wayne A. Smith (MSL quote), USA
<2007-05-21 00:00>
I'm a politician and frequently prepare speeches and articles that are meant to persuade or provide appropriate commentary. Bartlett's is indespensible if your style accomodates the quoting of others. For those moments when I must mark events (Memorial Day) or meet an expectation of seriousness I find Bartlett's to be an excellent source for just the right phrase.
This is a massive reference book, which is good in and of itself. Where Bartlett's really shines is in it's organization. Quotes in the body are arranged chronologically and by author. The index is superb, with quotes locatable by subject and author. For most topics, the writer will be confronted with multiple quotes from which to choose which best illustrates the heft and value of this tome.
The book is an excellent resource. It is rich, covering almost any topic you may want to highlight and reaches back to beyond biblical times for quotable utterances. A must for any reference library. |
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James Gallen (MSL quote), USA
<2007-05-21 00:00>
I always wondered how speakers knew all those quotations. Now I know. They check "Barltett's Quotations."
This book consists of an extensive collection of thousands of familiar quotations from hundreds of sources spanning the history of the world. Biblical books, literary works, historical figures, authors, politicians, religious figures and even the anonymous all contribute to this vast collection.
The collection is assembled by source, listed, more or less, chronologically. The book contains two indices. In the front, the reader finds the Index by Authors. After the quotations, we find a general index of topics. For each listing in the general index, we find the lead word as a heading with the citation for each lead word with the words which follow it in the quotation.
I have found this book to be a valuable resource on many occasions. Just reading through it educates the reader to the source of many sayings with which we are familiar. When I have been searching my brain for the particular phrase, I have often found it in "Bartlett's". When looking for a witty phrase with which to liven a speech, "Bartlett's" often comes in handy.
I strongly recommend this book to anyone who needs a source for quotations for speeches, writings, or just to satisfy your own curiosity. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-05-21 00:00>
Bartlett's is a rich treasure-trove of quotations, many of which are not truly familiar, but constitute the well-worded, distilled wisdom of many centuries. While I understand Kaplan's desire to keep this venerable classic current, I wish he had restrained his urge to expand. Many of the newer quotations are pure fluff, and will not survive the passage of even a couple decades. If an older edition were available, I'd buy it in preference to this one. |
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Laura Haggarty (MSL quote) , USA
<2007-05-21 00:00>
I've loved this book since I was a child. It is one my parents always left out for us to refer to as we were growing up, and I used to get lost in it as a child. As an adult, I find myself picking it up to look up one particular thing, and I still get sucked in for an hour or more. I have a ton of those little Post-It flags in the book to help me remember something I want to pass onto a friend. I use this book regularly, and it's one I'd never want to give up.
The book is arranged in a fairly standard format. At the beginning there is the alphabetical index of authors with page numbers. Then the quotes begin, listed chronologically (with which I have absolutely no problem, unlike some other reviewers). They begin with "The Song of the Harper" from c. 2650 - 2600 B.C. and go all the way to Monty Python, 1969 - 1974. There is a nice section of quotes by the famous "Anonymous", as well as nursery rhymes, shanties, and spirituals. The second half of the book is comprised of the index, which lists things by keyword, directing one to the page and item number (a pretty standard format).
All in all I find this book to be an invaluable addition to my home reference library, and don't hesitate to recommend it to anyone. |
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Joseph Taylor (MSL quote), USA
<2007-05-21 00:00>
At age 82, with a lifetime of writing, speaking, and using appropriate quotes, I have purchased and implemented timely quotations from each new Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. The new 17th Edition has kept pace with the passing years and persons without sacrificing the wisdom of the ages. |
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Diana J. Dell (MSL quote), USA
<2007-05-21 00:00>
Inspirational, entertaining, and thought-provoking, this is one collection of great quotations that no library or bookshelf should be without. |
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