Familiar Quotations Facsimile Edition Author:John Bartlett It has been more than a century since this unique compilation of famous quotations was brought out in this country by a literate and enterprising New England publisher. Copiously quoted by nineteenth-century writers and speakers, avidly consulted by refined young ladies and go-getting young men, it soon became a household classic, taking its pl... more »ace beside the family Bible in every cultivated American home. Since then "Familiar Quotations" has gone through many editions, seen many revisions. Now this facsimile printing restores to circulation the original first edition. With time's added perspective, today's readers will find it an even more enchanting reflection of American culture than did our enthusiastic ancestors.« less