According to this novel by Barbara Hambly, Norah
Blackstone came to America on a ship called the Ruritania, named
after the country seen in Anthony Hope’s The
Prisoner of Zenda and
Rupert
of Hentzau.

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Is it specifically said to be named after a real country or is it just called the Ruritania?
ReplyDeleteThat said, I think even if it is specified it would count as a crossover since people aren't in the habit of naming ships after fictional countries.
It's just called the Ruritania.
DeleteI was wondering. One of these days I'm going to write a story involving all the fictional countries from various works.
DeleteI read about the book online. It sounded interesting.