Literary References/Dragonfly in Amber

Chapter	Source 	Reference
Part I 	 	1 Corinthians 13:121 Corinthians 13:12, King James version. Accessed 2 September 2015.
Part I 	 	Title of Part I, Through a Looking Glass, Darkly: "For now we see through a glass, darkly ..."
Part I 	 	(1871)
Part I 	 	Title of Part I, Through a Looking Glass, Darkly
6 	 	Psalm 146:3Psalm 146:3, King James Version. Accessed 25 September 2015.
6 	 	Jamie explains his caution to Claire, regarding Charles Stuart and the French court: "Put not your trust in princes..."
8 	 	(1624)Meditation #17 By John Donne From Devotions upon Emergent Occasions (1623), XVII. Accessed 15 April 2015.
8 	 	Claire observes the departure of the Victomtesse de Rambeau in her carriage, and thinks of the slogan, À la lanterne!, which would become popular during the . Claire paraphrases a quotation to Master Raymond, substituting the word "" for "bell": "... and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee."Claire says, "Ask not for whom the tumbril calls; it calls for thee." A tumbril is a two-wheeled cart or wagon, notable for taking prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution.
10 	 	His diary (1660-1669)
10 	 	Claire dreams of Frank, who mentions Pepys while explaining the rarity of a historical resource that faithfully describes the mundane as well as the noteworthy.
12 	 	(1867)Harlequin, Cock-robin and Jenny Wren by William Schwenck Gilbert, 1836-1911. Accessed 28 August 2015.
12 	 	Claire compares the sudden appearance of a nun, summoned by Mother Hildegarde's clap of the hands, to Cock-Robin, the title figure of a who was magically turned from a dead bird into a "little man".
12 	 	, Act I, scene 5, lines 166-167 (ca. 1599)Hamlet: Act I, scene 5, lines 166-167. Accessed 2 September 2015.
12 	 	Claire paraphrases the lines to Sister Angelique at L'Hôpital des Anges: "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, / Than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
19 	 	(1597)
19 	 	Claire observes that Alexander Randall and Mary Hawkins, lying unconscious beside each other, look like Romeo and Juliet "laid out in the public square as a reproach to their relatives".
23 	 	"" (1785)
23 	 	Chapter title: The Best-Laid Plans of Mice and Men...Paraphrased from the original Scots: The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men ...
24 	 	(1842)
24 	 	Claire quotes the poem to Jamie: "Kind hearts are more than coronets."
24 	 	"The Author’s Earnest Cry and Prayer" (1786)
24 	 	Claire quotes the line to Jamie: "Freedom an’ whisky gang thegither!"
27 	 	(397-400)
27 	 	When the Comte St. Germain and Master Raymond stand before King Louis XV accused of sorcery, Louis notes that they have both practiced astrology, but that this is not a crime as even St. Augustine was known to have made inquiries into the mysteries of astrology. Claire recalls that St. Augustine had dismissed astrology as a load of rubbish and she doubts that Louis has read Augustine's Confessions.
28 	 	Catholic liturgy / Genesis 3:19Genesis 3:19, King James Version. Accessed 15 April 2015.
28 	 	Claire describes Faith to Jamie, and thinks of the lines: "Remember, man, that thou are dust, and unto dust thou shalt return." This is recited on Ash Wednesday as part of the Catholic liturgy, and originates from Genesis 3:19.
31 	 	"Requiem" from (1887)Requiem by Robert Louis Stevenson
31 	 	Claire quotes lines to Jamie: "Home is the sailor, home from the sea, / And the hunter home from the hill."
31 	Sir Walter O'Bannion Reilly	A Scientific Treatise on Methods of Farming
31 	Sir Walter O'Bannion Reilly	This is the book Ian sends away for when Claire tells them to plant potatoes.
34 	 	(1934)
34 	 	Chapter title
34 	 	Various works
34 	 	Claire notes that the Lallybroch women waulk their wool "to the rhythms of Molière and Piron."
34 	 	Various works
34 	 	Claire notes that the Lallybroch women waulk their wool "to the rhythms of Molière and Piron."
36 	 	(1605)
36 	 	Claire asks Jamie if Cervantes has been born yet, and whether he is familiar with the term "quixotic".
36 	 	, Canto VI, XXX (1808)Marmion: Canto VI, XXX – accessed 2 September 2015.
36 	 	Jamie, having learned the poem from Claire at some previous time, begins to quote the lines when she demands impatiently for him to continue his telling of the battle: "When pain and anguish wring the brow, / A ministering angel thou!"
36 	 	(1852-1854)
36 	 	Claire tries to recall what little she can remember reading about Scottish history as a child in her tattered brown copy of this book. Charles Dickens wrote a three volume series of books with this name. Dickens' books only dealt with English history up to 1689, but had one final chapter summarizing events between 1689 and 1853 when the book was written. It seems likely that Claire's book was the Dickens book as Claire notes that it had only a two-page section on the Jacobite Rising.
38 	 	Exodus 34:7,Exodus 34:7, King James Version. Accessed 23 September 2015. Jeremiah 11:19Jeremiah 11:19, King James Version. Accessed 23 September 2015.
38 	 	Claire thinks of the passages, reflecting on her choices that have possibly written Frank Randall out of existence: "For the sins of the fathers shall be visited on the children... and thou shalt destroy him, root and branch, so that his name shall no more be known among the tribes of Israel."
42 	 	(1900-1920 by Baum; later additional volumes by other authors)
42 	 	Claire likens Murtagh to the .
45 	 	"" (ca. 1650s)
45 	 	With Alexander Randall dead, and Mary Hawkins alone on her wedding night, Claire thinks of the lines as a contrast to herself and Jamie, who remain alive and together: "The grave's a fine and private place, / But none, I think, do there embrace."
46 	(editor) 	"An Cath Nach Tainig (The Battle to Come)""An Cath Nach Tainig (The Battle to Come)": Invocations. Carmina Gadelica, via The Internet Archive. Accessed 15 April 2015.from the , vol. I (1900)
46 	(editor) 	Claire starts to say the blessing to Jamie before they hear English soldiers approaching the house, on the eve of the Battle of Culloden: "Jesus, Thou Son of Mary, I call on Thy name..."
49 	 	John 20:29John 20:29, King James Version. Accessed 27 May 2015.
49 	 	Roger thinks of the verse after the harrowing experience of watching Gillian Edgars go through the cleft stone on Craigh na Dun: "Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet have believed."
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