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Collection of Familiar Quotations

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Caveat Emptor!

I got hornswoggled by this one!

This is NOT *the* Bartlett's Familiar Quotations that you grew up with. It is, however, a facsimile reprint of the first edition of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. So, it is only good if you are 1) curious about the first edition, 2) a hard-core quote-ophile, or 3) cheap, like I was.

This book is not a complete waste, and I didn't return it, since it does have some uses, such as for casual browsing, a cheap gift to an ex or in-law, or even as a bathroom book.

(I can't believe that we have a word for such books!)

The draw backs to this book are that there is no order to the quotes. He starts out with obvious Shakespeare, but everything else is somewhere between haphazard and helter-skelter. Most of the sections are lines from long-forgotten poems that were old in Bartlett's day. There is also no index. Craziness! But probably industry standard in the 1800's.

The cover is very bland--white, with the the title in black and Brady Bunch Orange. Nice conservative colors, such as deep blues or greens, with a marble frame-border would help this book out.

So, if you want a cheap gift or a mediocre/next to useless quote-book, buy this book. But if you want the Bartlett's you grew up with, get the expensive hardbound.

This book is an absolute waste of paper, time and money. There is no index nor cross reference of any sort. If you want to sit down and read selected quotes by various individuals listed in no particular order (not alphabetically nor chronologically), then go ahead- this is your book. I was looking for a paperback reference book of quotations and this "ain't it." I am not really sure what motivated Citadel Press to publish this rather worthless book.

For $ 17.00, I expected more than 126 pages and some real information. I am very disappointed. What a poor product.

I was a little disappointed because it did not have the two quotes I was looking for one from Sir Thomas Moore regarding the poor, and one from Alexander Pope discussing the "Eternal sunshine of the spottless mind." But all in all it was a very good collection of quotes.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Susan Koehler-Steiner
suek1@charter.net

Hodge podge of worthwhile but only a few quotations presented with no reference order except by authors radomly found through the book; why sometimes it is better to shop at a bookstore and see what you are getting. At best, a bathroom reader.

This is a nice book. I am a fan of quotations. this book is a delight for those who collect quotations as a hobby and also for those of you who would just like to have quotations at their finger tips. Great Gift too.