Jonson. In Chapter LI, Braxmar says he has read George du Maurier's Trilby. Music is mentioned with Sarah Bernhardt, Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini, and Puccini. Greek mythology is also mentioned with Chaldea, Circe, Helen, Troy, and Andromache. Allusions to actual history Historical allusions include Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Davy Crockett, the Haymarket affair, Henry George, and Robert Owen. References External links 1914 American novels Novels by Theodore Dreiser Novels set in Chicago John Lane (publisher) books Sequel novels