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
- A Study in Scarlet, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Bohemia.1.3; Valley.22)
- James Boswell, chronicler of the life of Samuel Johnson (Bohemia.1.37)
- Gustave Flaubert, French author (League.216)
- George Sand, French author (League.216)
- Hafiz, Iranian mystic and poet (Identity.136)
- Horace, Roman poet (Identity.136)
- George Meredith, British novelist (Valley.116)
- (William) Clark Russell, Anglo-American writer of nautical novels (Orange.3)
- The Sign of Four, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Orange.111)
- Confessions of an English Opium Eater, Thomas de Quincey (Twisted.1)
- Arabian Nights (Bachelor.178)
Historical References
- Duchess of Devonshire (Identity.12)
- The Ku Klux Klan and the American Civil War (Orange)
Pop Culture References
- Freemasonry (League.14; 19)
- The Morning Chronicle newspaper (League.32; Identity.72)
- The Encyclopaedia Britannica (League.83; 86; 164; 208)
- Pablo de Sarasate, violinist (League.36)
- Georges Cuvier, French naturalist (Orange.116)
- The American Encyclopedia (Orange.118)
- London evening newspapers and gazettes: the Globe, Star, Pall Mall, St. James's, Evening News, Standard, and Echo (Carbuncle.66)
- William Palmer and Edward William Pritchard, murderers (Band.183)