Bartlett, John

A collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature containing 20,550 authors, 340 of whom are new to to this edition.

Chronologically arranged entries supply quotations from 2,250 authors and major collective or anonymous works, with an alphabetical index of authors and an index to the text.

Contains over 25,000 quotations of literary, intellectual, or historical significance, representing 2,500 authors as well as anonymous speakers, arranged chronologically by author's birth date; and includes an author index and a subject/key word index.