When authors give shout outs 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
- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (referenced throughout)
- Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey (Prologue.7) (5.97)
- Charles Dickens, Great Expectations (1.36)
- Sigmund Freud (3.26)
- Catherine Heathcliff from Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights (4.26) (19.7)
- Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto (5.96)
- Ann Radcliffe, The Mysteries of Udolpho (5.97)
- Henry James, The Turn of the Screw (6.96)
- Ann Radcliffe, The Italian (7.8)
- Jane Austen, Emma (10.24) (14.5)
- Fanny Price from Jane Austen, Mansfield Park (10.34) (10.60) (12.12)
- Jane Fairfax from Jane Austen, Emma (11.43)
- Anne Elliot from Jane Austen, Persuasion (11.43)
- Hester Prynne from Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter (13.40)
- Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility (14.8)
- Jane Austen, Persuasion (14.24)
- Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre (15.8)
- "the madwoman in the attic" is a reference to Bertha Mason from Jane Eyre (15.15)
- Laurence Stern, A Sentimental Journey (15.10) (15.19)
- William Shakespeare (16.35)
Historical References
- Abraham Lincoln (Prologue.5)
Pop Culture References
- Colin Firth (Prologue.4) (8.28) (8.30)
- "that comely, busty English actress" has a name, and it is Jennifer Ehle (Prologue.4)
- The Changeling (not to be confused with the Angelina Jolie movie Changeling) (1.16)
- Arrested Development (1.18)
- Yoga for Dummies (1.18)
- Dr. Phil (2.45)
- It's a Small World (3.25)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars (6.35)
- New York Knicks (6.37)
- Mrs. Hannigan from Annie (6.72)
- Stevie Wonder, "Superstition" (7.9)
- Clark Kent (11.37)
- The Twilight Zone (17.7)
- Cinderella (18.19)