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The Haunting of Hill House
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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Hamlet
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
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The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
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The Little Stranger
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
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This Side of Paradise
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Matilda
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"Sherlock Holmes novel," "Fitzgerald" (further novels? - he's mentioned several times throughout), "Sappho," "Dickenson" [Emily],
"Drowning Ophelia"[not sure which text or what character she is referring to], "Hemingway" [Ernest; "daiquiris and vespers" are mentioned with this, which may hint at a specific book? I am not familiar enough to make any sort of connection], "Austen" [Jane], "Daisey Buchanan," "...scarlet letters..." [could be referencing The Scarlett Letter, or it may be a stretch, this is brought up right next to EdgarAP and DaiseyB though so it feels less so]," "Hammett" [Dashiell], "Arthurian legends" [I would add this but I have yet to figure out the best way to], & "...Gertrude Stein's definition: a gamer is a gamer is a gamer..."
Games: Dark Souls, BioWare (video game company), Dragon Age: Inquisition, Zelda (not sure if a game was specified), Resident Evil, Skyrim, Bioshock, Pac-Man
Movies/TV: Blade Runner, Twilight Zone
Artists: Magritte
Music: Vince Guaraldi
"Zorro" is also referenced at one point, as a character reference.
"Godot" is referenced as a character and may be from Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett - uncertain.
I also believe the egg that must be kept without cracking may be referencing a tale variation of the Fitcher's Bird (/How the Devil Married Three Sisters).
Some other strange references: Sweet Sorrows, and The Starless Sea, Balad Of Simon and Eleanor...these I'll never figure out, I fear.