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{{cleanup|These should be identified in "tropenamer" sections on the relevant work pages instead of being listed here.}}
Books are also a good source for trope titles. If you read about them here, there's a good chance you'll see them pop up in other media.
Books are also a good source for trope titles. If you read about them here, there's a good chance you'll see them pop up in other media.
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=== By Author's Last Name ===
=== By Author's Last Name ===
<!-- %%% When adding Hitchhiker's examples, be sure they came from the novels and not the 1978 and 1980 radio series. -->
* [[Douglas Adams|Adams, Douglas]]
* [[Douglas Adams|Adams, Douglas]]
** ''[[The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul (Literature)|The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul]]''
** ''[[The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul|The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul]]''
*** [[The Alleged Car]]
*** [[The Alleged Car]]
** ''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]''
** ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''
*** [[Bits of Me Keep Passing Out]]
*** [[Bits of Me Keep Passing Out]]
*** [[Insignificant Little Blue Planet]]
*** [[Insignificant Little Blue Planet]]
*** [[Puff of Logic]]
*** [[Puff of Logic]]
*** [[Reality Is Out to Lunch]]
*** [[Reality Is Out to Lunch]]
** ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy (Franchise)/Life, The Universe And Everything|Life, the Universe and Everything]]''
** ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/Life, The Universe And Everything|Life, the Universe and Everything]]''
*** [[Somebody Else's Problem]]
*** [[Somebody Else's Problem]]
** ''The Meaning of Liff''
** ''The Meaning of Liff''
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** [[Animorphism]]
** [[Animorphism]]


* [[Isaac Asimov (Creator)|Asimov, Isaac]]
* [[Isaac Asimov|Asimov, Isaac]]
** [[Three Laws Compliant]]
** [["Three Laws"-Compliant]]


* Banks, Iain
* Banks, Iain
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* Barry, Dave
* Barry, Dave
** [[Adjacent to This Complete Breakfast]]
** [[Adjacent to This Complete Breakfast]]
** [[A Good Name for A Rock Band]]
** [[A Good Name for a Rock Band]]


* Beecher Stowe, Harriet (''[[Uncle Toms Cabin]]'')
* Beecher Stowe, Harriet (''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]'')
** [[Uncle Tomfoolery]]
** [[Uncle Tomfoolery]]


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** [[Jury of the Damned]]
** [[Jury of the Damned]]


* [[William Blake (Creator)|Blake, William]]
* [[William Blake|Blake, William]]
** [[Fearful Symmetry]]
** [[Fearful Symmetry]]


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** [[Butterfly of Doom]] ("A Sound of Thunder")
** [[Butterfly of Doom]] ("A Sound of Thunder")


* [[Charlotte Bronte (Creator)|Brontë, Charlotte]]
* [[Charlotte Bronte|Brontë, Charlotte]]
** [[Bertha in The Attic]] (''[[Jane Eyre (Literature)|Jane Eyre]]'')
** [[Bertha in The Attic]] (''[[Jane Eyre]]'')


* Bulwer-Lytton, Edward
* Bulwer-Lytton, Edward
** [[It Was a Dark And Stormy Night]] (''Paul Clifford'')
** [[It Was a Dark and Stormy Night]] (''Paul Clifford'')


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* [[Lewis Carroll|Carroll, Lewis]] (''[[Alice in Wonderland|Alices Adventures in Wonderland]]'')
* Burgess, Anthony
** [[Grokking the Horrorshow]] (''[[A Clockwork Orange (Literature)|A Clockwork Orange]]'')

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* [[Lewis Carroll (Creator)|Carroll, Lewis]] (''[[Alices Adventures in Wonderland (Literature)|Alices Adventures in Wonderland]]'')
** [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]
** [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]
** [[Down the Rabbit Hole]]
** [[Down the Rabbit Hole]]
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** [[Go Among Mad People]]
** [[Go Among Mad People]]
** [[The Mad Hatter]]
** [[The Mad Hatter]]
** [[Off With His Head]]
** [[Off with His Head]]


* de Cervantes, Miguel (''[[Don Quixote (Literature)|Don Quixote]]'')
* de Cervantes, Miguel (''[[Don Quixote]]'')
** [[The Dulcinea Effect]]
** [[The Dulcinea Effect]]
** [[No Mere Windmill]]
** [[No Mere Windmill]]
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** [[Briar Patching]] (''Bre'r Rabbit'' stories)
** [[Briar Patching]] (''Bre'r Rabbit'' stories)


* [[Agatha Christie (Creator)|Christie, Agatha]]
* [[Agatha Christie|Christie, Agatha]]
** [[Death in The Clouds]]
** [[Death in the Clouds]]
** [[Ten Little Murder Victims]]
** [[Ten Little Murder Victims]]
** [[Thriller On the Express]]
** [[Thriller on the Express]]


* [[Arthur C. Clarke (Creator)|Clarke, Arthur C.]]
* [[Arthur C. Clarke|Clarke, Arthur C.]]
** [[Clarke's Third Law]]
** [[Clarke's Third Law]]


* [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Creator)|Coleridge, Samuel Taylor]]
* [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Coleridge, Samuel Taylor]]
** [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]]
** [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]]


* Collodi, Carlo (''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio (Literature)|The Adventures of Pinocchio]]'')
* Collodi, Carlo (''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio]]'')
** [[Become a Real Boy]]
** [[Become a Real Boy]]
** [[Pinocchio Nose]]
** [[Pinocchio Nose]]
** [[Pinocchio Syndrome]]
** [[Pinocchio Syndrome]]


* [[Arthur Conan Doyle (Creator)|Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur]]
* [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur]]
** [[Lost World]]
** [[Lost World]]
** ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]''
** ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]''
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*** [[Sherlock Scan]]
*** [[Sherlock Scan]]
*** [[The Watson]]
*** [[The Watson]]
*** [[Watsonian Versus Doylist]] (compare [[Arthur Conan Doyle (Creator)|Arthur Conan Doyle]])
*** [[Watsonian Versus Doylist]] (compare [[Arthur Conan Doyle]])


* Congreve, William
* Congreve, William
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** [[I Was Told There Would Be Cake]]
** [[I Was Told There Would Be Cake]]


* [[Roald Dahl (Creator)|Dahl, Roald]]
* [[Roald Dahl|Dahl, Roald]]
** [[The Wonka]] (''[[Charlie and The Chocolate Factory]]'')
** [[The Wonka]] (''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'')


* [[Philip K. Dick (Creator)|Dick, Philip K.]]
* [[Philip K. Dick|Dick, Philip K.]]
** [[Do Androids Dream?]]
** [[Do Androids Dream?]]
** [[Only Electric Sheep Are Cheap]]
** [[Only Electric Sheep Are Cheap]]


* [[Charles Dickens (Creator)|Dickens, Charles]]
* [[Charles Dickens|Dickens, Charles]]
** ''[[Oliver Twist]]''
** ''[[Oliver Twist]]''
*** [[The Artful Dodger]]
*** [[The Artful Dodger]]
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*** [[Yet Another Christmas Carol]]
*** [[Yet Another Christmas Carol]]


* [[John Donne (Creator)|Donne, John]]
* [[John Donne|Donne, John]]
** [[Catch a Falling Star]]
** [[Catch a Falling Star]]
** [[For Doom the Bell Tolls]]
** [[For Doom the Bell Tolls]]


* [[Alexandre Dumas (Creator)|Dumas, Alexandre]]
* [[Alexandre Dumas|Dumas, Alexandre]]
** [[Man in The Iron Mask]]
** [[Man in the Iron Mask]]


* [[Harlan Ellison|Ellison, Harlan]]
* [[Harlan Ellison|Ellison, Harlan]]
** [[I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream|(I Have No Mouth)]] [[And I Must Scream]] ([[I Have No Mouth]] exists, but as a redirect)
** [[I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream|(I Have No Mouth)]] [[And I Must Scream]] ([[I Have No Mouth]] exists, but as a redirect)


* Gibson, William
* Gibson, William
** [[Raygun Gothic]] (from "The Gernsback Continuum")
** [[Raygun Gothic]] (from "The Gernsback Continuum")


* Goldman, William (''[[The Princess Bride (Literature)|The Princess Bride]]'')
* Goldman, William (''[[The Princess Bride (novel)|The Princess Bride]]'')
** [[Farm Boy]]
** [[Farm Boy]]
** [[I Am Not Left-Handed]]
** [[I Am Not Left-Handed]]
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** [[To the Pain]]
** [[To the Pain]]


* [[The Brothers Grimm (Creator)|The Brothers Grimm]]
* [[The Brothers Grimm (creator)|The Brothers Grimm]]
** [[Grimmification]]
** [[Grimmification]]
** [[Trail of Bread Crumbs]] ("[[Hansel and Gretel (Literature)|Hansel and Gretel]]")
** [[Trail of Bread Crumbs]] ("[[Hansel and Gretel]]")


* [[Robert Heinlein|Heinlein, Robert]]
* [[Robert A. Heinlein|Heinlein, Robert A.]]
** [[Grokking the Horrorshow]] (''[[Stranger in A Strange Land]]'')
** [[Bug War]] (''Starship Troopers'')
** [[Bug War]] (''Starship Troopers'')


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* Highsmith, Patricia
* Highsmith, Patricia
** [[Strangers On a Train Plot Murder]]
** [[Strangers on a Train Plot Murder]]


* Hope, Anthony
* Hope, Anthony
** [[Prisoner of Zenda Exit]]
** [[Prisoner of Zenda Exit]]


* [[Victor Hugo (Creator)|Hugo, Victor]]
* [[Victor Hugo|Hugo, Victor]]
** [[Inspector Javert]] (''[[Les Misérables (Literature)|Les Misérables]]'')
** [[Inspector Javert]] (''[[Les Misérables (novel)|Les Misérables]]'')


* Irving, Washington
* Irving, Washington
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** [[Rip Van Winkle]] ("Rip van Winkle")
** [[Rip Van Winkle]] ("Rip van Winkle")


* [[Juvenal (Creator)|Juvenal]]
* [[Juvenal]]
** [[Bread and Circuses]]
** [[Bread and Circuses]]
** [[Who Watches the Watchmen?]]
** [[Who Watches the Watchmen?]]


* [[Rudyard Kipling (Creator)|Kipling, Rudyard]]
* [[Rudyard Kipling|Kipling, Rudyard]]
** [[Just-So Story]] (''[[Just So Stories (Literature)|Just So Stories]]'')
** [[Just-So Story]] (''[[Just So Stories]]'')
** [[More Deadly Than the Male]]
** [[More Deadly Than the Male]]
** [[White Man's Burden]]
** [[White Man's Burden]]


* [[Ursula K Le Guin|LeGuin, Ursula K.]]
* [[Ursula K. Le Guin|LeGuin, Ursula K.]]
** [[Subspace Ansible]]
** [[Subspace Ansible]]


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** [[Circle of Extinction]]
** [[Circle of Extinction]]


* [[H.P. Lovecraft (Creator)|Lovecraft, H.P.]]
* [[H.P. Lovecraft|Lovecraft, H.P.]]
** [[Cosmic Horror Story]]
** [[Cosmic Horror Story]]
** [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]?
** [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]?
*** And [[Did You Just Index Cthulhu|related tropes]].
*** And [[Did You Just Index Cthulhu|related tropes]].
** [[Eldritch Abomination]]
** [[Eldritch Abomination]]
** [[Go Mad From the Revelation]]
** [[Go Mad from the Revelation]]
** [[Through the Eyes of Madness]]
** [[Through the Eyes of Madness]]
** [[Lovecraft Country]]
** [[Lovecraft Country]]
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* [[Herman Melville|Melville, Herman]]
* [[Herman Melville|Melville, Herman]]
** [[First-Person Peripheral Narrator]] was formerly known as [[The Ishmael]] (''[[Moby Dick (Literature)|Moby Dick]]'')
** [[First-Person Peripheral Narrator]] was formerly known as [[The Ishmael]] (''[[Moby Dick]]'')


* [[AA Milne (Creator)|Milne, A. A.]] (''[[Winnie the Pooh (Literature)|Winnie the Pooh]]'')
* [[A. A. Milne|Milne, A. A.]] (''[[Winnie-the-Pooh|Winnie the Pooh]]'')
** [[The Eeyore]]
** [[The Eeyore]]


* [[John Milton (Creator)|Milton, John]]
* [[John Milton|Milton, John]]
** [[Red Right Hand]] (''[[Paradise Lost (Literature)|Paradise Lost]]'')
** [[Red Right Hand]] (''[[Paradise Lost]]'')


* [[Michael Moorcock|Moorcock, Michael]]
* [[Michael Moorcock|Moorcock, Michael]]
** [[The Multiverse]]
** [[The Multiverse]]


* [[Vladimir Nabokov (Creator)|Nabokov, Vladimir]] (''[[Lolita (Literature)|Lolita]]'')
* [[Vladimir Nabokov|Nabokov, Vladimir]] (''[[Lolita]]'')
** [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]]
** [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]]
** [[Lolicon]]
** [[Lolicon]]


* [[Friedrich Nietzsche (Creator)|Nietzsche, Friedrich]]
* [[Friedrich Nietzsche|Nietzsche, Friedrich]]
** [[Eternal Recurrence]]
** [[Eternal Recurrence]]
** [[God Is Dead]]
** [[God Is Dead]]
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* [[Larry Niven|Niven, Larry]]
* [[Larry Niven|Niven, Larry]]
** [[All the Myriad Ways]]
** [[All the Myriad Ways]]
** [[Call a Rabbit A Smeerp]]
** [[Call a Rabbit a Smeerp]]
** [[Finagle's Law]]
** [[Finagle's Law]]
** [[The Magic Goes Away]]
** [[The Magic Goes Away]]
** [[Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex]]
** [[Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex]]
(''[[Ring World]]'')
(''[[Ringworld]]'')
** [[Ringworld Planet]]
** [[Ringworld Planet]]
** [[Sufficiently Analyzed Magic]]
** [[Sufficiently Analyzed Magic]]


* [[George Orwell (Creator)|Orwell, George]] (''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four|1984]]'')
* [[George Orwell|Orwell, George]] (''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four|1984]]'')
** [[Airstrip One]]
** [[Airstrip One]]
** [[Big Brother Is Employing You]]
** [[Big Brother Is Employing You]]
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** [[Unperson]]
** [[Unperson]]


* [[Plato (Creator)|Plato]]
* [[Plato]]
** [[Unaccustomed As I Am to Public Speaking]] (''Apologia'')
** [[Unaccustomed as I Am to Public Speaking]] (''Apologia'')


* Pope, Alexander
* Pope, Alexander
** [[Hope Springs Eternal]]
** [[Hope Springs Eternal]]


* [[Terry Pratchett (Creator)|Pratchett, Terry]]
* [[Terry Pratchett|Pratchett, Terry]]
** [[Fertile Feet]]
** [[Fertile Feet]]
** [[Hello, Insert Name Here]]
** [[Hello, Insert Name Here]]
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** [[Theory of Narrative Causality]]
** [[Theory of Narrative Causality]]
** [[Thunderbolt Iron]]
** [[Thunderbolt Iron]]
** [[Uberwald]]
** [[Überwald]]
** [[Un-Equal Rites]]
** [[Un-Equal Rites]]
** [[Vetinari Job Security]]
** [[Vetinari Job Security]]
** [[Wanton Cruelty to The Common Comma]]
** [[Wanton Cruelty to the Common Comma]]


* Rodgers, Mary
* Rodgers, Mary
** [[Freaky Friday]]
** [[Freaky Friday]]


* [[JK Rowling (Creator)|Rowling, J.K.]]
* [[J. K. Rowling|Rowling, J.K.]]
** [[Draco in Leather Pants]]
** [[Draco in Leather Pants]]
** [[Golden Snitch]]
** [[Golden Snitch]]
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** [[You Are With Me]]
** [[You Are With Me]]


* [[Percy Bysshe Shelley (Creator)|Shelley, Percy Bysshe]]
* [[Percy Bysshe Shelley|Shelley, Percy Bysshe]]
** [[Look On My Works Ye Mighty and Despair]] ("Ozymandias")
** [[Look on My Works Ye Mighty and Despair]] ("Ozymandias")


* Simmons, Dan
* Simmons, Dan
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** [[Snicket Warning Label]]
** [[Snicket Warning Label]]


* [[Robert Louis Stevenson (Creator)|Stevenson, Robert Louis]]
* [[Robert Louis Stevenson|Stevenson, Robert Louis]]
** [[Jekyll and Hyde]]
** [[Jekyll and Hyde]]


* [[Hunter S Thompson|Thompson, Hunter S.]]
* [[Hunter S. Thompson|Thompson, Hunter S.]]
** [[Fur and Loathing]]
** [[Fur and Loathing]]


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** [[Do Not Go Gentle]]
** [[Do Not Go Gentle]]


* [[JRR Tolkien (Creator)|Tolkien, John R.R.]]
* [[J. R. R. Tolkien|Tolkien, John R.R.]]
** [[Army of the Dead]]
** [[Army of the Dead]]
** [[Black Speech]]
** [[Black Speech]]
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** [[You Shall Not Pass]]
** [[You Shall Not Pass]]


* [[Mark Twain (Creator)|Twain, Mark]]
* [[Mark Twain|Twain, Mark]]
** [[Fence Painting]] (''[[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Literature)|The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]]'')
** [[Fence Painting]] (''[[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]]'')


* [[Jack Vance (Creator)|Vance, Jack]]
* [[Jack Vance|Vance, Jack]]
** [[Vancian Magic]]
** [[Vancian Magic]]


* [[Virgil (Creator)|Virgil]]
* [[Virgil]]
** [[Watching Troy Burn]]
** [[Watching Troy Burn]]


* Weber, David
* Weber, David
** [[State Sec]] (''[[Honor Harrington (Literature)|Honor Harrington]]'' universe)
** [[State Sec]] (''[[Honor Harrington]]'' universe)


* [[PG Wodehouse (Creator)|Wodehouse, P. G.]]
* [[P. G. Wodehouse|Wodehouse, P. G.]]
** [[The Jeeves]]
** [[The Jeeves]]


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=== By Title ===
=== By Title ===
* ''[[One Thousand and One Nights (Literature)|One Thousand and One Nights]]''
* ''[[Arabian Nights|One Thousand and One Nights]]''
** [[Scheherezade Gambit]] (alt. title: [[Arabian Nights Gambit]])
** [[Scheherazade Gambit]] (alt. title: [[Arabian Nights Gambit]])


* ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four|1984]]''
* ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four|1984]]''
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** [[Unperson]]
** [[Unperson]]


* ''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio (Literature)|The Adventures of Pinocchio]]''
* ''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio]]''
** [[Pinocchio Syndrome]]
** [[Pinocchio Syndrome]]


* ''[[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Literature)|The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]]''
* ''[[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]]''
** [[Fence Painting]]
** [[Fence Painting]]


* ''[[Aesop's Fables (Literature)|Aesop's Fables]]''
* ''[[Aesop's Fables]]''
** [[An Aesop]]
** [[An Aesop]]
** [[Androcles' Lion]]
** [[Androcles' Lion]]
** [[Country Mouse]]
** [[Country Mouse]]
*** [[City Mouse]]
*** [[City Mouse]]
** [[The Farmer and The Viper]]
** [[The Farmer and the Viper]]
** [[Honest Axe]]
** [[Honest Axe]]
** [[Sour Grapes Tropes]]
** [[Sour Grapes Tropes]]


* ''[[Alices Adventures in Wonderland (Literature)|Alices Adventures in Wonderland]]''
* ''[[Alice in Wonderland|Alices Adventures in Wonderland]]''
** [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]
** [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]
** [[Go Among Mad People]]
** [[Go Among Mad People]]
** [[The Mad Hatter]]
** [[The Mad Hatter]]


* ''[[Animal Farm (Literature)|Animal Farm]]''
* ''[[Animal Farm]]''
** [[Four Legs Good, Two Legs Better]]
** [[Four Legs Good, Two Legs Better]]


* ''[[Animorphs (Literature)|Animorphs]]''
* ''[[Animorphs]]''
** [[Animorphism]]
** [[Animorphism]]


* "[[Beauty and The Beast (Literature)|Beauty and The Beast]]"
* "[[Beauty and The Beast]]"
** [[Beast and Beauty]]
** [[Beast and Beauty]]


* ''Br'er Rabbit'' stories
* ''Br'er Rabbit'' stories
** [[Briar Patching]]
** [[Briar Patching]]

* ''[[A Clockwork Orange (Literature)|A Clockwork Orange]]''
** [[Grokking the Horrorshow]]


* ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]''
* ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]''
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* ''[[Curious George]]''
* ''[[Curious George]]''
** [[Curious As a Monkey]]
** [[Curious as a Monkey]]


* ''Death Takes a Holiday''
* ''Death Takes a Holiday''
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** [[Hello, Insert Name Here]]
** [[Hello, Insert Name Here]]
** [[Thunderbolt Iron]]
** [[Thunderbolt Iron]]
** [[Uberwald]]
** [[Überwald]]
** [[Un-Equal Rites]]
** [[Un-Equal Rites]]
** [[Vetinari Job Security]]
** [[Vetinari Job Security]]
** [[Wanton Cruelty to The Common Comma]]
** [[Wanton Cruelty to the Common Comma]]


* ''[[Doctor Dolittle]]''
* ''[[Doctor Dolittle]]''
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** [[Mister Danger]]
** [[Mister Danger]]


* ''[[Dracula (Literature)|Dracula]]''
* ''[[Dracula (novel)|Dracula]]''
** [[The Renfield]]
** [[The Renfield]]
** [[Van Helsing Hate Crimes]]
** [[Van Helsing Hate Crimes]]
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** [[Frying Pan of Doom]]
** [[Frying Pan of Doom]]


* ''[[Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas]]''
* ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]''
** [[Fur and Loathing]]
** [[Fur and Loathing]]
** [[Goddamned Bats]]
** [[Goddamned Bats]]
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** [[Has Two Mommies]]
** [[Has Two Mommies]]


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* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''
<!-- %%% When adding Hitchhiker's examples, be sure they came from the novels and not the 1978 and 1980 radio series. -->
⚫
* ''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]''
** [[Reality Is Out to Lunch]]
** [[Reality Is Out to Lunch]]


* ''[[Honor Harrington (Literature)|Honor Harrington]]''
* ''[[Honor Harrington]]''
** [[State Sec]]
** [[State Sec]]


* ''[[The Hustler (Film)|The Hustler]]''
* ''[[The Hustler (film)|The Hustler]]''
** [[The Minnesota Fats]]
** [[The Minnesota Fats]]


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** [[Bavarian Fire Drill]]
** [[Bavarian Fire Drill]]


* ''[[Jane Eyre (Literature)|Jane Eyre]]''
* ''[[Jane Eyre]]''
** [[Bertha in The Attic]]
** [[Bertha in The Attic]]


* ''[[The King of Elflands Daughter]]''
* ''[[The King of Elfland's Daughter]]''
** [[Thunderbolt Iron]]
** [[Thunderbolt Iron]]


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** [[Lensman Arms Race]]
** [[Lensman Arms Race]]


* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy (Franchise)/Life, The Universe And Everything|Life, the Universe and Everything]]''
* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/Life, The Universe And Everything|Life, the Universe and Everything]]''
** [[Somebody Else's Problem]]
** [[Somebody Else's Problem]]


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** [[Little Miss Snarker]]
** [[Little Miss Snarker]]


* ''[[Lolita (Literature)|Lolita]]''
* ''[[Lolita]]''
** [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]]
** [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]]
** [[Lolicon]]
** [[Lolicon]]
*** [[Token Mini-Moe]]
*** [[Token Loli]]


* ''[[The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul (Literature)|The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul]]''
* ''[[The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul|The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul]]''
** [[The Alleged Car]]
** [[The Alleged Car]]


* ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Literature)|The Lord of the Rings]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
** [[Army of the Dead]]
** [[Army of the Dead]]
** [[Black Speech]]
** [[Black Speech]]
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** [[Zeerust]]
** [[Zeerust]]


* ''[[Les Misérables (Literature)|Les Misérables]]''
* ''[[Les Misérables (novel)|Les Misérables]]''
** [[Inspector Javert]]
** [[Inspector Javert]]


* "[[Little Red Riding Hood (Literature)|Little Red Riding Hood]]"
* "[[Little Red Riding Hood]]"
** [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!]]
** [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!]]
** [[Little Dead Riding Hood]]
** [[Little Dead Riding Hood]]
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** [[Shoot the Dog]]
** [[Shoot the Dog]]


* ''[[Metamorphoses (Literature)|Metamorphoses]]'' by [[Ovid (Creator)|Ovid]]
* ''[[The Metamorphoses|Metamorphoses]]'' by [[Ovid]]
** [[Unaccustomed As I Am to Public Speaking]]
** [[Unaccustomed as I Am to Public Speaking]]


* ''[[Paradise Lost (Literature)|Paradise Lost]]''
* ''[[Paradise Lost]]''
** [[Red Right Hand]]
** [[Red Right Hand]]


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** [[The Pollyanna]]
** [[The Pollyanna]]


* ''[[The Princess Bride (Literature)|The Princess Bride]]''
* ''[[The Princess Bride (novel)|The Princess Bride]]''
** [[Farm Boy]]
** [[Farm Boy]]
** [[I Am Not Left-Handed]]
** [[I Am Not Left-Handed]]
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** [[Ruritania]]
** [[Ruritania]]


* "[[Rapunzel (Literature)|Rapunzel]]"
* "[[Rapunzel]]"
** [[Rapunzel Hair]]
** [[Rapunzel Hair]]


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** [[The Grinch]]
** [[The Grinch]]
** [[I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham]]
** [[I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham]]
** [[Red Fish Blue Fish]]
** [[Red Fish, Blue Fish]]

<!-- %%* WilliamShakespeare--see TropeNamers/Theater -->


* ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]''
* ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]''
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** [[Sherlock Scan]]
** [[Sherlock Scan]]
** [[The Watson]]
** [[The Watson]]
** [[Watsonian Versus Doylist]] (compare [[Arthur Conan Doyle (Creator)|Arthur Conan Doyle]])
** [[Watsonian Versus Doylist]] (compare [[Arthur Conan Doyle]])


* ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]''
* ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]''
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** [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]
** [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]


* "[[Snow White (Literature)|Snow White]]"
* "[[Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (novel)|Snow White]]"
** [[Fairest of Them All]]
** [[Fairest of Them All]]


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* ''Strangers On A Train''
* ''Strangers On A Train''
** [[Strangers On a Train Plot Murder]]
** [[Strangers on a Train Plot Murder]]


* ''[[The Tough Guide to Fantasyland]]''
* ''[[The Tough Guide to Fantasyland]]''
** [[Vestigial Empire]]
** [[Vestigial Empire]]


* ''[[Uncle Toms Cabin]]''
* ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]''
** [[Uncle Tomfoolery]]
** [[Uncle Tomfoolery]]


* ''[[Winnie the Pooh (Literature)|Winnie the Pooh]]''
* ''[[Winnie-the-Pooh|Winnie the Pooh]]''
** [[The Eeyore]]
** [[The Eeyore]]


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* ''[[Playboy]]''
* ''[[Playboy]]''
** [[I Read It for The Articles]]
** [[I Read It for the Articles]]
** [[Playboy Bunny]]
** [[Playboy Bunny]]


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* [[Turkey City Lexicon]]
* [[Turkey City Lexicon]]
** [[Call a Rabbit A Smeerp]]
** [[Call a Rabbit a Smeerp]]
*** [[Call a Smeerp A Rabbit]]
*** [[Call a Smeerp a Rabbit]]
*** [[Call a Hit Point A Smeerp]]
*** [[Call a Hit Point a Smeerp]]
** [[Said Bookism]]
** [[Said Bookism]]


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Books are also a good source for trope titles. If you read about them here, there's a good chance you'll see them pop up in other media.

Commercial Fiction and Traditional Stories

By Author's Last Name

(Ringworld)

By Title

Print Magazines

Newspapers

Writing Guides

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