Tag: literary references

Literary and Cultural References in A Certain Crossroad: Mystery and Adventure

January 22, 2026

Here is the long-promised post about literary and cultural references in A Certain Crossroad: The Trail of Conflict (1922) and Here Comes the Sun! (1924) were so filled with literary references that I steeled myself for a long journey through a multitude of quotes in A Certain Crossroad (1925). But that’s not what I found. … More Literary and Cultural References in A Certain Crossroad: Mystery and Adventure

Literary and Cultural References in “Here Comes the Sun!”

August 2, 2025

I wondered if Emilie Baker Loring’s second novel would have as many literary and cultural references as her first. Ha! Of course it did! The opening pages averaged two per page, and my paperback copy has 167 pages. Better make a full pot of tea for this one! Here Comes the Sun! begins with two … More Literary and Cultural References in “Here Comes the Sun!”