Usage in Literature
In J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfied mentions packing his "Gladstones", which are adorned with school stickers, and carrying his "Gladstones" as he walks to the train.
In Arthur Conan Doyle's The Man with the Twisted Lip, Sherlock Holmes carries some equipment in a Gladstone bag.
In Jerome K Jerome's Three Men in a Boat this reference is made while planning their journey: "We got a big Gladstone for the clothes, and a couple of hampers for the victuals and the cooking utensils."
In Vladimir Nabokov's Pnin, a reference to Pnin's "Gladstone Bag" containing, among other things, a "relatively new black suit" that Professor Pnin planned to wear for a lecture.
In Neil Gaiman's Stardust, Tristran Thorn is mentioned to carry a gladstone bag with him as he adventures beyond the wall.
In Jonathan L. Howard's Johannes Cabal the Necromancer, Johannes Cabal carries his wide array of medical and various other supplies in a gladstone bag.
In Paul Scott's The Jewel in the Crown, Edwina Crane uses a gladstone bag on overnight visits to other characters' homes.
In Dashiell Hammett's Red Harvest, the Continental Detective Agency Operative uses a gladstone bag which is searched by Dinah Brand as he showers.
In Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, the artist Basil Hallward uses a Gladstone bag when he journeys to Paris.
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