John Bartlett (1) (1820–1905)

List by author in approximately chronological order of famous or interesting quotations. An index of authors at the beginning and a huge index of quotes at the end make it easy to find things. The title page says that this is the fifteenth and 125th anniversary edition, revised and enlarged, edited by Emily Morison Beck and the editorial staff of Little, Brown and Company.

It's fun to just open the book to a random page and start skimming and reading---an example of how books are better than facing a blank search box on a webpage for serendipitous learning. Nonetheless, I haven't touched the book in a few years and I'm tidying, so I hope this donation to a local library book sale will let this book find another good home.… (mer)