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.
Literature and Philosophy
- William Cowper (41.1)
- William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (9.25)
- David Garrick, "Kitty, a Fair but Frozen Maid" (9.54)
- Agricultural Reports (4.10)
- Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield (4.10)
- Regina Roche, Children of the Abbey (4.10)
- Ann Radcliffe, Romance of the Forest (4.10)
- John Gay, "The Hare and Many Friends" (52.13)
- Madame de Genlis, Adelaide and Theodore (53.2)
Historical References
- The slave trade (35.14)