| Re: Goblin Moon
Oh good catch, I had forgotten about The Antique Squid!
The river scavengers were inspired by Dickens -- Our Mutual Friend to be exact -- but the name of the tavern is meant to sound Blaylockian. (Although I originally heard the phrase when some Irish folk musicians were making up names for some of the tunes they were playing, and I was vastly taken with the sound of it.)
The series is full of references to other books. If you've read many Victorian authors, or have a taste for swashbucklers, you'll probably come across a few familiar names. |