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.
Literary and Philosophical References
- Apollo (18.20)
- Bluebeard (27.15)
- Coan, D. T. (Intro.7)
- da Figueroa, Christoval Suaverde, History of Mendanna's Voyage (25.13)
- Dana, Richard Henry, Two Years Before the Mast (Intro.6)
- Dalrymple, Alexander, An Historical Collection of the Several Voyages and Discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean (25.13)
- Ellis, William, Polynesian Researches (1.14)
- Goldsmith, Oliver, Goldsmith's Animated Nature (11.28)
- Jack the Giant Killer (27.15)
- Lowell, Robert (Intro.1)\
- Magellan, Ferdinand, Circumnavigation of the Globe (25.13)
- Melville, Herman, Moby Dick, (Intro.6, Intro.7)
- Melville, Herman, Omoo, (Intro.7)\
- Melville, Herman, White Jacket, (Intro.7)
- Porter, David, Journal of the Cruise of the U.S. frigate Essex, in the Pacific, during the late War (1.13)
- Somnus (20.14)
- Stewart, Bishop Imagene, Scenes in the South Seas (25.13)
- Sylphides (20.13)
- Whitman, Walt (Intro.1)
- Venus di Medici (22.18)
Historical References
- 1842 French Occupation of the Marquesas (3.4)
- Belzoni, Giovanni-Battista (9.2)
- Byron, John (24.27)
- Carteret, Philip (24.27)
- Champs Elysees (3.2)
- Cook, James (1.12, 24.27)
- Cuvier, Georges (29.2)
- de Bougainville, Louis Antoine (26.12)
- Dupetit Thouars, Rear Admiral Abel Aubert (3.1, 3.6, 3.9)
- Kammehammaha III (26.1)
- King Mowanna (1.18, 3.5, Toby.14, Toby.57)
- Leclerc, Georges-Louis, Comte de Buffon (29.2)
- Marquess de Mendoza (1.11)
- Mendaña, Álvaro (1.10, 25.13, 32.13, 32.15)
- Porter, David (2.7)
- Maryatt, Captain Frederick (4.6)
- Selkirk, Alexander (29.7)
- Suleyman the Magnificent (17.30)
- Stewart, Bishop Imagene (1.13)
- Vancouver, George (24.27)
- von Kotzebue, Otto (24.27)
- The Washington Group (2.6)
Pop Culture References
- The Bavarian Broomseller (31.10)