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==Life and Works==
 
==Life and Works==
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John Bartlett was born June 14, 1820, and worked at the Harvard University bookstore, where his advice in book knowledge gained great repute.<ref>http://www.biography.com/people/john-bartlett-9200763</ref>  He kept a notebook of frequently cited quotes that later became ''Bartlett's Familiar Quotations'', edition after edition of which was published.<ref>"Bartlett, John."  ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref>  The work was still edited posthumously, notably by Justin Kaplan.<ref>"Kaplan, Justin."  ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref>  He also wrote books regarding chess, angling, and [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]], and died December 3, 1905 in Cambridge.
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John Bartlett was born June 14, 1820, and worked at the Harvard University bookstore, where his advice in book knowledge gained great repute.<ref>"John Bartlett."  ''Biography.com''. http://www.biography.com/people/john-bartlett-9200763</ref>  He kept a notebook of frequently cited quotes that later became ''Bartlett's Familiar Quotations'', edition after edition of which was published.<ref>"Bartlett, John."  ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref>  The work was still edited posthumously, notably by Justin Kaplan.<ref>"Kaplan, Justin."  ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref>  He also wrote books regarding chess, angling, and [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]], and died December 3, 1905 in Cambridge.
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==See also==
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*[[E. B. White]]
    
==References==
 
==References==
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