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* Lord Byron believes that the Doctor is after the third [[canto]] of his work ''[[Childe Harold's Pilgrimage]]''. | * Lord Byron believes that the Doctor is after the third [[canto]] of his work ''[[Childe Harold's Pilgrimage]]''. | ||
* Mary Shelley wonders if [[Lone Cyberman|Ashad]] is a composite of multiple men (like the [[Frankenstein's monster|creature]] in her novel), and refers to his creators as a "Modern [[Prometheus (figure)|Prometheus]]" (the novel's full title is ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus''). | * Mary Shelley wonders if [[Lone Cyberman|Ashad]] is a composite of multiple men (like the [[Frankenstein's monster|creature]] in her novel), and refers to his creators as a "Modern [[Prometheus (figure)|Prometheus]]" (the novel's full title is ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus''). | ||
* The Lone Cyberman recites Percy Shelley's poem "[[Queen Mab (poem)|Queen Mab]]". | **As witnessed by the Doctor, Ashad also recharges via a lightning strike. In the novel, the monster is implied to have been brought to life via electricity. | ||
*The Lone Cyberman recites Percy Shelley's poem "[[Queen Mab (poem)|Queen Mab]]". | |||
* The poem read aloud by Byron to the audience is "[[Darkness (poem)|Darkness]]". | * The poem read aloud by Byron to the audience is "[[Darkness (poem)|Darkness]]". | ||
