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Books and Events in "To Say Nothing of the Dog" - Page 2

"To Say Nothing of the Dog" by Connie Willis is a delightful time-travel romp through Victorian sensibilities, butlers, Coventry chatedral, and many humorous and mystery classics. The title plays homage to "Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)", which is probably the silliest piece of Victorian literature. There are references to classics and Tennyson (satirically), and much of the writing is reminiscent of P.G. Woodhouse and Dorothy L. Sayers.
Here are references I found in the book. Some books are named directly by title (The Moonstone, Three Men in a Boat, Alice in Wonderland, etc.). Others are quotes I looked up - mostly by Victorian poets like Tennyson, or poems an educated Victorian would have known, like Robert Burns or the Odyssey. If an author was referenced, I included one of their known works. And finally, I have also included books about histrical events that are often mentioned, such as Waterloo, the signing of the Magna Charta, the battle of Britain, etc.
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The Adventure of Silver Blaze (Arthur Conon Doyle)
The Adventure of Silver Blaze (Arthur Conon Doyle)
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The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
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Strong Poison (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Strong Poison (Dorothy L. Sayers)
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The Body in the Library
The Body in the Library
45
Jeeves and Wooster
Jeeves and Wooster
46
Schrödinger's Cat: Groundbreaking Experiments in Physics (Adam Hart-Davis)
Schrödinger's Cat: Groundbreaking Experiments in Physics (Adam Hart-Davis)
47
Lectures on the Industrial Revolution (Arnold Toynbee)
Lectures on the Industrial Revolution (Arnold Toynbee)
48
The Man Who Was Thursday
The Man Who Was Thursday
49
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
50
Martin Chuzzlewit
Martin Chuzzlewit
51
Thank You, Jeeves (P.G. Wodehouse)
Thank You, Jeeves (P.G. Wodehouse)
52
Poetry of John Greenleaf Whittier (John Greenleaf Whittier)
Poetry of John Greenleaf Whittier (John Greenleaf Whittier)
53
William Wordsworth: Collected Poems
William Wordsworth: Collected Poems
54
The Works of Robert Burns (Robert Burns)
The Works of Robert Burns (Robert Burns)
55
Gaudy Night (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Gaudy Night (Dorothy L. Sayers)
56
Waterloo (Bernard Cornwell)
Waterloo (Bernard Cornwell)
57
Inferno
Inferno
58
An Old-Fashioned Girl (Louisa May Alcott)
An Old-Fashioned Girl (Louisa May Alcott)
59
Aeneid
Aeneid
60
The Iliad
The Iliad
61
Trafalgar: The Men, the Battle, the Storm (Clayton, Tim and Craig, Phil)
Trafalgar: The Men, the Battle, the Storm (Clayton, Tim and Craig, Phil)
62
The Spanish Armada (Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker)
The Spanish Armada (Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker)
63
Have His Carcase (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Have His Carcase (Dorothy L. Sayers)
64
The Purloined Letter
The Purloined Letter
65
The Poems of James Montgomery (James Montgomery)
The Poems of James Montgomery (James Montgomery)
66
Festus (Philip James Bailey)
Festus (Philip James Bailey)
67
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet
68
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
69
The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin
The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin
70
MacBeth
MacBeth
71
The Princes in the Tower (Alison Weir)
The Princes in the Tower (Alison Weir)
72
Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley (Alison Weir)
Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley (Alison Weir)
73
Navarre Bible: Revelation and Hebrews and Catholic Letters (University of Navarre)
Navarre Bible: Revelation and Hebrews and Catholic Letters (University of Navarre)
74
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
75
The English Civil War (Maurice Ashley)
The English Civil War (Maurice Ashley)
76
Gettysburg (Stephen W. Sears)
Gettysburg (Stephen W. Sears)
77
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 1-3 (Edward Gibbon)
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 1-3 (Edward Gibbon)
78
Zuleika Dobson (Max Beerbohm)
Zuleika Dobson (Max Beerbohm)
79
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (James Hilton)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (James Hilton)
80
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
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