When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Philosophical References
- Ham, Son of Noah in the Bible (1.2)
- Taurus (1.3)
- Jove (1.11)
- Apollo (1.11)
- Thomas Paine (1.12)
- Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udulpho (11.2)
- Plato (11.9)
- Calvinism (11.9)
- Saul and David, from the Bible (12.3)
- Biblical Serpent from Genesis 3 (12.4)
- Jacob and Joseph, from the Bible (18.20)
- Ananias of Damascus (19.11)
- Elisha, Biblical prophet (25.1)
- Orpheus (27.6)
Historical References
- Anarchasis Cloots (1.2)
- French Assembly of Representatives (1.2)
- Assyrian Priests (1.2)
- Joachim Murat (1.3)
- Alexander Bucephalus, Alexander the Great's Horse (1.3)
- Nore Mutiny (3.2)
- Lord Nelson (3.7)
- French Revolution (8.3)
- Chang and Eng, the Siamese Twins (12.3)
- Guy Fawkes, part of the Gunpowder Plot (13.4)
- Peter the Barbarian (21.5)
- 1842, Somers, Articles of War and the English Mutiny Act (21.40)