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** The hypothetical about a man named Reginald who served [[kipper]]s was a reference to Wodehouse's character {{w|Jeeves}}. | ** The hypothetical about a man named Reginald who served [[kipper]]s was a reference to Wodehouse's character {{w|Jeeves}}. | ||
** As noted in the story itself, [[Ruritania]] and King [[Rudolf (The Book of the Enemy)|Rudolf]] originated from ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda]]''. | ** As noted in the story itself, [[Ruritania]] and King [[Rudolf (The Book of the Enemy)|Rudolf]] originated from ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda]]''. | ||
** The men in the [[British Museum]]'s [[Select Manuscript Room]] – the [[startled gentleman (The Book of the Enemy)|startled gentleman]] who spilled his papers, and the [[stout man (The Book of the Enemy)|stout man]] who helped collect them – are Dunning and Karswell from {{w|M.R. James}}' {{wi|Casting the Runes}}. | ** The men in the [[British Museum]]'s [[Select Manuscript Room]] – the [[startled gentleman (The Book of the Enemy)|startled gentleman]] who spilled his papers, and the [[stout man (The Book of the Enemy)|stout man]] who helped collect them – are Dunning and Karswell from {{w|M. R. James}}' {{wi|Casting the Runes}}. | ||
** The account of the [[Martian invasion of Earth]] is designed to be consistent with [[H. G. Wells]]'s ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' and [[Simon Bucher-Jones]]' ''[http://www.lulu.com/shop/simon-bucher-jones/charles-dickens-martian-notes/paperback/product-22654220.html Charles Dickens' Martian Notes.]'' | ** The account of the [[Martian invasion of Earth]] is designed to be consistent with [[H. G. Wells]]'s ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' and [[Simon Bucher-Jones]]' ''[http://www.lulu.com/shop/simon-bucher-jones/charles-dickens-martian-notes/paperback/product-22654220.html Charles Dickens' Martian Notes.]'' | ||
** Holmes' comment about "continental orchestra" is a reference to [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s complaints about the differences between how British and continental European orchestras tuned their instruments. | ** Holmes' comment about "continental orchestra" is a reference to [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s complaints about the differences between how British and continental European orchestras tuned their instruments. | ||
