The White Darkness Allusions

Literary and Philosophical References

• The Life of Napoleon by Sir Walter Scott (1.102)
• Phaeton (3.10)
  
• Beowulf (5.21)
• Theseus (7.1)
• Hansel and Gretel (11.45)
• Charlotte and Emily Brontë (11.104)
• "The Lady of Shalott" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (12.15)
  
• Moby-Dick by Herman Melville (13.38)
• Aeolus (14.66)

Historical References

• Lawrence "Titus" Oates (first mention 1.1; throughout)
• Isaac Newton (7.74)
• Galileo (7.74)
• John Cleeves Symmes (8.3)
• Augustus Caesar (9.39)

Pop Culture References

• Sir John Mills (1.6)
• The Last Place on Earth (2.1)
  
• Harry Potter (4.28)
• Spirit of Speed 1937 (4.29)
• I Love Lucy (5.32)
• Laurence Olivier (5.60)
• Stephen Hawking (7.74)
  
• Lord of the Rings (9.51)
• Mickey Mouse (9.51)
• Pixar (10.49)
• M.C. Escher (11.53)
• Teletubbies (13.10)
• Skippy the Bush Kangaroo (13.26)