The Maze of Bones (The 39 Clues) Allusions

Literary and Philosophical References

• Machiavelli (5.8)
• Herman Melville (5.8)
• John Milton (5.8)
• William Shakespeare (5.9)
• John Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progress (8.79)

Historical References

• Benjamin Franklin, including Poor Richard's Almanack (referenced throughout)
• The Civil War (2.11)
• Abraham Lincoln (3.63)
• Eleanor Roosevelt (3.63)
• Harry Houdini (3.66)
• Lewis and Clark (3.67)
• Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs (4.65)
• Julius Caesar (5.5)
• Revolutionary War (8.93)
• Napoleon Bonaparte (12.45)
• Isaac Newton (12.45)
• Winston Churchill (12.45)

Pop Culture References

• G.I. Joe (2.53)
• Batman (2.90)
• Mickey Mantle (3.5)
• Babe Ruth (3.5) (3.105)
• Bruce Springsteen (5.9)
• Darth Vader (6.3)
• Kanye West (11.12)
• Little Red Riding Hood (12.19)
• Les Miserables (12.41)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (14.20) 
• Benjamin West (15.87)