Literary References

Literary references are made throughout the Outlander Series, from well-known works to obscure poetry and prayer. Song lyrics are included when the focus is on the words, rather than the music.
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==Outlander Novels==
===Outlander===
===Dragonfly in Amber===
===Voyager===
===Drums of Autumn===
===The Fiery Cross===
===A Breath of Snow and Ashes===
===An Echo in the Bone===
===Written in My Own Heart's Blood===
==Outlander Novellas==
===A Fugitive Green===
==Lord John Grey series==
===Lord John and the Hellfire Club===
Chapter	Source	Reference
3 	 	, XIII. Of Goodness and Goodness of Nature (1612/1625)XIII. Of Goodness and Goodness of Nature. Essays, Civil and Moral. Accessed 14 August 2015.
3 	 	Lord John begins the quote, and George Everett finishes it: "The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall."
===Lord John and the Private Matter===
Chapter	Source	Reference
1 	 	, Act III, scene 1, lines 96-97 (1597)Act III, scene 1, lines 96-97 – accessed 14 August 2015.
1 	 	Lord John Grey, having seen what he thinks is a syphilitic sore on Joseph Trevelyan's prick, thinks of the lines to himself, paraphrased: "Not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a door.... But it will suffice."Actual lines from the play: No, 'tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door; but 'tis enough,'twill serve.
6 	 	(1590)
6 	 	Lord John, while lying beside the young whore, Nessie, recalls Jamie Fraser's wife, who had similarly curly hair: "But that was in another country,/ And besides, the wench is dead."
11 	 	(1757)
11 	 	Benedicta Grey is reading "Edmund's latest" when Lord John asks her about the wine she served at her German party the week before.
11 	 	(1748)
11 	 	Benedicta offers the novel as an alternative choice for Lord John. In the following chapter, John finds himself still carrying the copy of Fanny Hill when he meets with Harry Quarry, who is amused by an inscription, addressed to Benedicta, on the title page.
11 	 	(1295)
11 	 	Benedicta Grey refers to Dante (Alighieri) and Beatrice (Portinari) during her discussion with Lord John about the passions of young people.
===Lord John and the Succubus===
Chapter 	Source	Reference
Epilogue	 	Job 39:19-25Job 39:19-25, King James Version. Accessed 21 August 2015.
Epilogue	 	Lord John quotes the passage to himself before the battle to come: "Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? ... He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. ... He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting."
===Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade===
===The Custom of the Army===
Chapter	Source	Reference
n/a 	 	Matthew 5:6Matthew 5:6, King James Version. Accessed 9 September 2015.
n/a 	 	Charlie Carruthers quotes the verse to Lord John after entrusting him with what he knows about Gerald Siverly's corruption: "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled."
n/a 	 	, lines 33-36 (1751)Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, lines 33-36 – accessed 9 September 2015.
n/a 	 	General Wolfe intones lines from the poem while he, Lord John, and the other soldiers approach the Plains of Abraham by ship: "The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, / And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, / Awaits alike the inevitable hour. / The paths of glory lead but to the grave."
===The Scottish Prisoner===
==References==
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