Rees Nigel. Bloomsbury Dictionary of Phrase and Allusion

Bloomsbury Publishing, 1991. — 370 p. — ISBN 0-7475-0789-9.This guide explores the meanings of words, names and phrases which are used in literature and popular culture but which come from many sources such as books, films, the Bible, Shakespeare, television, and the theatre. It also contains information on classical mythology, acronyms and pseudonyms.