Given their long history, references to Consols can be found in many places, including "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen, "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens, "Howards End" by E. M. Forster, "Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray, "Of Human Bondage" by William Somerset Maugham and "The Forsyte Saga" by John Galsworthy.