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Tom mentions the Lady Bird books series that schoolchildren read in the 1970s and 80s, specifically referencing one about Captain Cook that he found boring as a child.

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Tom explicitly states 'I read a wonderful book by an Australian scholar, Nicholas Thomas' and describes it as focusing on the cultures of Oceania. He quotes from it describing Cook as 'the greatest sea explorer of all time.'

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Dominic quotes from this biography of Joseph Banks, describing it as 'a very entertaining biography of Banks' and uses it to describe Banks's behavior towards Miss Harriet Blossett.