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[[Darkness Visible]] has rather a lot of shout outs and references, most of which are literary or musical allusions dating back to before 1895, when it is set. Many of these count as [[Genius Bonus|Genius Bonuses]] and are included to ground the work in the Victorian era or to reinforce the fact that the protagonist is a [[Gentleman and
Some of them, however, are purely for the reader and refer to things which, in universe, are still in the future.
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I raised an eyebrow at him. ‘Bible quotations, from you? What sort of clue is that from an irreligious man?’<br />
‘It’s from Paul’s letter to the Romans,’ Marsh said, after a few seconds’ intense thought. }}
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* Shakespeare's [[Henry V]] is quoted, but [[Genius Bonus|not named]]:
{{quote| Marsh gave a theatrical sigh. ‘Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more!’ he proclaimed.<br />
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* One of the characters reads aloud from Spencer's ''Faerie Queene'' to entertain the rest.
* Lewis reads Jules Verne's Carpathian Castle, as well as, in one of many historically accurate touches, the most recent edition of Punch magazine at the time.
* The works of [[
* Lewis mentions the investigation of the [[Jack the Ripper]] murders, with an in-universe twist which suggests he was personally involved:
{{quote| '''Lewis:'''I was virtually certain the Ripper was a venturer, to have escaped the scenes of his murders unseen, but our investigations at the time had turned up nothing and we had never caught him.}}
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