"His left leg was cut off close by the hip, and under the left shoulder he carried a crutch, which he managed with wonderful dexterity, hopping about upon it like a bird. He was very tall and strong, with a face as big as a ham-plain and pale, but intelligent and smiling."
"From trunk to trunk the creature flitted like a deer, running manlike on two legs, but unlike any man that I had ever seen, stooping almost double as it ran."
"And now, shipmates, this black spot? 'Tain't much good now, is it? Dick's crossed his luck and spoiled his Bible, and that's about all"
"Fetch the rum, Darby!"
"His left leg was cut off close by the hip, and under the left shoulder he carried a crutch, which he managed with wonderful dexterity, hopping about upon it like a bird. He was very tall and strong, with a face as big as a ham-plain and pale, but intelligent and smiling."
"From trunk to trunk the creature flitted like a deer, running manlike on two legs, but unlike any man that I had ever seen, stooping almost double as it ran."
"And now, shipmates, this black spot? 'Tain't much good now, is it? Dick's crossed his luck and spoiled his Bible, and that's about all"
"Fetch the rum, Darby!"
"His left leg was cut off close by the hip, and under the left shoulder he carried a crutch, which he managed with wonderful dexterity, hopping about upon it like a bird. He was very tall and strong, with a face as big as a ham-plain and pale, but intelligent and smiling."
"From trunk to trunk the creature flitted like a deer, running manlike on two legs, but unlike any man that I had ever seen, stooping almost double as it ran."
No, that was actually "Treasure Island," by Robert Louis Stephenson.
If you'd like to try, feel free to give a quote from a book, so we can guess the author. I've gotta tell you, though, the players here (myself, included) are better with pop culture than with literature.
The trick is to pick something that gives away enough so that those with a passing familiarity might be able to say. hey, that sounds like such and such character from such and such movie based on that famous book by Kevin Bacon!
And to do that without being TOO obvious (a reference to Sherlock Holmes would be too obvious, for example). But whatever: thread's been dormant nine years. Make it easy if you want.
Instead of going back through all of the previous posts, how about YOU giving one? Pick an author you think will be relatively familiar, and quote a passage or two from one of his/her books. In the other threads (Name that Flick, etc.) we often start with less obvious clues and add easier ones until the puzzle is solved. In this case, I would start with something relatively easy. It doesn't have to be VERY easy; as Raf posted, a quote that names Sherlock Holmes (or Watson, for that matter) would pretty much give it up as Arthur Conan Doyle. On the other hand, something from a famous Holmes story (e.g., "The Seven Percent Solution") could work.
Instead of going back through all of the previous posts, how about YOU giving one? Pick an author you think will be relatively familiar, and quote a passage or two from one of his/her books. In the other threads (Name that Flick, etc.) we often start with less obvious clues and add easier ones until the puzzle is solved. In this case, I would start with something relatively easy. It doesn't have to be VERY easy; as Raf posted, a quote that names Sherlock Holmes (or Watson, for that matter) would pretty much give it up as Arthur Conan Doyle. On the other hand, something from a famous Holmes story (e.g., "The Seven Percent Solution") could work.
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Grace Valerie Claire
OK, I'll jump in. What are the best books ever written, other than the Bible? My favorite book for example is An American Tragedy.
GeorgeStGeorge
No, that was actually "Treasure Island," by Robert Louis Stephenson. If you'd like to try, feel free to give a quote from a book, so we can guess the author. I've gotta tell you, though, the pla
WordWolf
Stephen King, The Dark Tower, Volume 1, "The Gunslinger." (For the record, I didn't even find that thing when I moved.)
GeorgeStGeorge
Fine. I'm back.
"His left leg was cut off close by the hip, and under the left shoulder he carried a crutch, which he managed with wonderful dexterity, hopping about upon it like a bird. He was very tall and strong, with a face as big as a ham-plain and pale, but intelligent and smiling."
"From trunk to trunk the creature flitted like a deer, running manlike on two legs, but unlike any man that I had ever seen, stooping almost double as it ran."
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Sounds not recent, but I don't recognize it (other than to know it's not Jules Verne!)
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"And now, shipmates, this black spot? 'Tain't much good now, is it? Dick's crossed his luck and spoiled his Bible, and that's about all"
"Fetch the rum, Darby!"
"His left leg was cut off close by the hip, and under the left shoulder he carried a crutch, which he managed with wonderful dexterity, hopping about upon it like a bird. He was very tall and strong, with a face as big as a ham-plain and pale, but intelligent and smiling."
"From trunk to trunk the creature flitted like a deer, running manlike on two legs, but unlike any man that I had ever seen, stooping almost double as it ran."
George
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now I see
I know the book, but I forget the author's name....
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Same author, different work:
All at once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along
eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or
ten who was running as hard as she was able down a cross street.
Well, sir, the two ran into one another naturally enough at the
corner; and then came the horrible part of the thing; for the man
trampled calmly over the child's body and left her screaming on
the ground. It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see.
It wasn't like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut. I gave
a few halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought
him back to where there was already quite a group about the
screaming child. He was perfectly cool and made no resistance,
but gave me one look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on me
like running. The people who had turned out were the girl's own
family; and pretty soon, the doctor, for whom she had been sent
put in his appearance. Well, the child was not much the worse,
more frightened, according to the Sawbones; and there you might
have supposed would be an end to it. But there was one curious
circumstance. I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first
sight.
George
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My DSL connection at home is on the blink and won't be fixed until Saturday. I'm going to answer this myself and then leave it open to anyone.
Robert Louis Stevenson. The first quotes were from Treasure Island. The longer quote is from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
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now I see
I knew it was Treasure Island, but couln't remember for the life of me it was Robert Lewis Stevenson.
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Grace Valerie Claire
OK, I'll jump in. What are the best books ever written, other than the Bible? My favorite book for example is An American Tragedy.
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Grace Valerie Claire
Moby Dick by Melville?
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No, that was actually "Treasure Island," by Robert Louis Stephenson.
If you'd like to try, feel free to give a quote from a book, so we can guess the author. I've gotta tell you, though, the players here (myself, included) are better with pop culture than with literature.
George
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The trick is to pick something that gives away enough so that those with a passing familiarity might be able to say. hey, that sounds like such and such character from such and such movie based on that famous book by Kevin Bacon!
And to do that without being TOO obvious (a reference to Sherlock Holmes would be too obvious, for example). But whatever: thread's been dormant nine years. Make it easy if you want.
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Grace Valerie Claire
Finally, something I have read! You guys are way over my head!!
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Grace Valerie Claire
Payton Place.
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GVC,
Instead of going back through all of the previous posts, how about YOU giving one? Pick an author you think will be relatively familiar, and quote a passage or two from one of his/her books. In the other threads (Name that Flick, etc.) we often start with less obvious clues and add easier ones until the puzzle is solved. In this case, I would start with something relatively easy. It doesn't have to be VERY easy; as Raf posted, a quote that names Sherlock Holmes (or Watson, for that matter) would pretty much give it up as Arthur Conan Doyle. On the other hand, something from a famous Holmes story (e.g., "The Seven Percent Solution") could work.
Care to give it a try?
George
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Grace Valerie Claire
Sure!
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Grace Valerie Claire
Folks, here is my first quote. Which American General said: "War is hell!"
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Grace Valerie Claire
Folks, here is another famous quote: "A plague o' both your houses!"
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Raf
Shakespeare!
Romeo and Juliet.
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Grace Valerie Claire
Bingo!!! That was fast!!
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Raf
"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."
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Grace Valerie Claire
This is open for anyone. Does anyone know what play Lincoln was watching when he was killed in 1865?
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WordWolf
I'm not familiar with which book this is from, so I certainly have no idea who the author was.
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Stephen King, The Dark Tower, Volume 1, "The Gunslinger."
(For the record, I didn't even find that thing when I moved.)
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Grace Valerie Claire
WW, I don't know the author myself. The name of the he play he was watching when he was killed in 1865, was "Our American Cousin."
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