a popular US book of quotations (= passages from books, poems, plays, etc). It was first published in 1855 by John Bartlett (1820–1905) and now contains more than 22 000 quotations.
BARTLETT’S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS
Meaning of BARTLETT’S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005