quotations by Alexander Pope were dropped, as were what Kaplan considered high-sounding sentimental quotes. Kaplan did include six Reagan quotations, and he told USA Today "I admit I was carried away by prejudice. Mischievously I did him dirty." The eighteenth edition (2012) was edited by poet, critic, and editor Geoffrey O'Brien, who was also the editor-in-chief of the Library of America. He continues as editor for the nineteenth edition (2022). See also The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations The Yale Book of Quotations Notes References In addition to the prefaces of various editions of Bartlett's, the following sources were useful: Aram Bakshian, Jr. "Bartlett's familiar quotas". National Review. v. 45, n. 22. November 15, 1993. 60–61. "Bartlett's selective memory". Alberta Report. v. 21, n. 3. January 3, 1994. 15. Caroline Benham. "Cuts from 'Bartlett's Familiar Quotations'. USA Today. October 17, 2002. James Gleick. "Bartlett Updated". The New York Times Book Review. August 8, 1993. 3. Roger Kimball. "You Can Look It Up". The Wall Street Journal. October 18, 2002. Douglas Martin. "Emily Morison Beck, 88, Dies, Edited Bartlett's Quotations". The New York Times. March 31, 2004. C13. Adam Meyerson. "Editing History". Reader's Digest. v. 144, issue 863. March 1994. 104. Adam Meyerson. "Mr. Kaplan, Tear Down This Wall". Policy Review. Fall 1993. Issue 66. 4+. Robin Roger. "Up to the minute". Commentary. v. 95, n. 5. May 1993. 56–58. External links Online copy of the 10th edition (1914) at Bartleby.com (text pages, searchable) Online copy of the 12th edition (1951) at Archive.org Online copy of the 14th edition (1968) at Archive.org (PDF, OCR text, TIFF) 1855 books 2003 books Books of quotations Little, Brown and Company books English-language books American non-fiction literature