▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁earlier ▁nov els , ▁desired ▁to ▁see ▁it ▁ ▁printed . ▁ ▁All us ions ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁prominent ▁literary ▁all us ions ▁running ▁throughout ▁Des cent ▁In to ▁Hell . ▁Battle ▁Hill ' s ▁resident ▁poet , ▁Peter ▁Stan ho pe , ▁frequently ▁quotes ▁and ▁references ▁William ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁play ▁The ▁Temp est . ▁ ▁Per cy ▁By ss he ▁Sh elle y ' s ▁work ▁Prom ethe us ▁Un bound ▁is ▁also ▁referenced ▁repeatedly , ▁regarding ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁a ▁do ppel g änger . ▁ ▁Less ▁obvious ▁Bib lic al ▁all us ions ▁are ▁present , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁references ▁to ▁myth ology ▁and ▁legend , ▁including ▁Lil ith , ▁S ama el , ▁and ▁succ ub i . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁The ▁action ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁Battle ▁Hill , ▁outside ▁London , ▁amid st ▁the ▁town spe ople ' s ▁st aging ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁play ▁by ▁Peter ▁Stan ho pe . ▁ ▁The ▁hill ▁seems ▁to ▁res ide ▁at ▁the ▁cru x ▁of ▁time , ▁as ▁characters ▁from ▁the ▁past ▁appear , ▁and ▁perhaps ▁at ▁a ▁door way ▁to ▁the ▁beyond , ▁as ▁characters ▁are ▁altern ately ▁sum mon ed ▁Heaven wards ▁or ▁descend ▁into ▁Hell . ▁ ▁Paul ine ▁An str uther , ▁the ▁hero ine ▁of ▁the ▁novel , ▁lives ▁in ▁fear ▁of ▁meeting ▁her ▁own ▁do ppel g änger , ▁which ▁has ▁appeared ▁to ▁her ▁throughout ▁her ▁life . ▁ ▁But ▁Stan ho pe , ▁in ▁an ▁action ▁central