Name That Book!

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2.) The freckled cubes were thrown in the dustbin by mistake.

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Paradise Lost

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3.) Mudvillie hero a zero.

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The Natural

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8.) In high humor about the prospective future.

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Great Expectations

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10.) A mad-man on a cay decides that God (or evolution) which ever you prefer, needs help.

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The Island of Dr. Moreau

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13.) A deadly sin and a vile habit

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Pride and Prejudice

Here's a few:

1. A century of seclusion.

2. A decent bloke is difficult to locate.

3. The demise of a vendor.

4. Dismal domicile.

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Originally Posted by Basil

1. A century of seclusion.

3. The demise of a vendor.

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1.- One Hundred Years Of Solitude
3.- Death of A Salesman

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Originally Posted by Basil

Paradise Lost

The Natural

Great Expectations

The Island of Dr. Moreau

Pride and Prejudice

Here's a few:

1. A century of seclusion.

2. A decent bloke is difficult to locate.

3. The demise of a vendor.

4. Dismal domicile.

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Four out of five is good indeed! Bring on those nanners!
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A madman on a cay decides God (or evolution) depending on your views needs a hand = The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells
A deadly sin and a vile habit = Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin
In high humor about the future = Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
The freckled cubes were thrown in the dustbin by mistake = Paradise Lost by John Milton

The other one is wrong.

Your #2 is A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor

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Originally Posted by papayahed

5.) Fiddler on the Roof?

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And we have a winner! Nanners please.
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Indeed:
Sherlock Holmes plays his Stradivarius= Fiddler
Atop 221B Baker Street= On the Roof

Ergo: Fiddler on the Roof by Joseph Stein

Good. Good. :wave:

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3.) Mudvillie hero a zero.

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Casey at the Bat? Is that a book?

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Originally Posted by Pendragon

OK friends, 13 more. And please come up with more on your own, do? Thank you!

1.) Before reading, jetison hope. =The Divine Comedy

2.) The freckled cubes were thrown in the dustbin by mistake.= Paradise Lost

3.) Mudvillie hero a zero.(This one is really a poem, but often published as a book!)=Casey At the Bat

4.) RING! "Hello? I will see if he's available. Please hold."

5.) Sherlock Holmes plays his Stradivarius atop 221B Baker Street.= Fiddler On the Roof

6.) A carmine colt.=The Red Pony

7.) A skull takes center stage.=Hamlet

8.) In high humor about the prospective future.= Great Expectations

9.) The Twin-Metro Chronicle=A Tale of Two Cities

10.) A mad-man on a cay decides that God (or evolution) which ever you prefer, needs help. =The Island of Dr. Moreau

11.) Forgot everthing for the camp out, including the tent! = Roughing It

12.) The tricky whitewasher strikes again!=Tom Sawyer

13.) A deadly sin and a vile habit= Pride and Prejudice

Only ONE left now! ;)
Go to work! :lol: :lol: :lol: :D

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The up-dated list with winning titles in place. I must get started on another baker's dozen..... ;) :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Pen

Ah, but you do seem to understand French very well!

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Seems, sir? - Yea, but 'tis not! I know "seems"...(well in fact)
...An inky cloak may seem to indicate sorrow, but this action of mourning
A man (or woman for that matter) might merely play.

Wearing an inky French cloak of misconception as I am, it is hardly surprising that I "seem" to understand French...however, monsieur, I assure you that I was - merely - using Google translator. :D

Frankly, I have studied Italian, but not French.

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13.) A deadly sin and a vile habit= Pride and Prejudice

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Ha! I know that book! Well! (*Indicates her own name as a testimony of this*) Good heavens, I should have thought of that! ;)

Darcy

Some clues on the final three:

1.) In which book have you came across a sign saying almost the same thing?

4.) Something has happened and someone asks a question. Put it together.

11.) If this happened to you on a camping trip and you couldn't go home you would be what?

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If this happened to you on a camping trip and you couldn't go home you would be what?

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Stranded? :goof:

Goodness.... I don't know any of them!!! I think. :confused:

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Stranded? :goof:

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Well, yeah, but it's not the answer. There's a two-word term that names a book by a famous American author..... :brow:

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Originally Posted by Pendragon

Some clues on the final three:

1.) In which book have you came across a sign saying almost the same thing?

4.) Something has happened and someone asks a question. Put it together.

11.) If this happened to you on a camping trip and you couldn't go home you would be what?

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OK.

Basil actually got #3. I missed his post, but have corrected it. The poem is often published as a children's book; is often required reading; but we are a multicultural group, which could lead to it being obscure. I was chatting with Nightshade the other day, and a baseball routine by Abbott and Costello that is very famous was unknown to her. #3 was Casey At the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer Mudvillie hero a zero refers to the last line of the poem "But there is no joy in Mudville, mighty Casey has struck out!"

Now some more clues for the others:

#1.) Picture a sign on a wall as you enter and remember that the word "jetison" means "abandon" now Insert title of book:

#4) The phone rings, right? The question then is the party wanted there? In other words: Insert title of book:

#11) If you forget all the frills of camping you won't be taking it easy you'll be
Insert name of book:

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I'm going to give you #3. It is often required reading, but we are a multicultural group, which could lead to it being obscure. I was chatting with Nightshade the other day, and a baseball routine by Abbott and Costello that is very famous was unknown to her. So #3 is Casey At the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer "There is no joy in Mudville, mighty Casey has struck out!"

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"Who's on first?" - I love that bit. My perspective maybe slightly schewed, I grew up watching Abbot and Costello every sunday morning.

Anyways, I was gonna guess Casey's at Bat, but couldn't figure out where the zero part came in - I've never actually read it....

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Originally Posted by Pendragon

OK.

I'm going to give you #3. It is often required reading, but we are a multicultural group, which could lead to it being obscure. I was chatting with Nightshade the other day, and a baseball routine by Abbott and Costello that is very famous was unknown to her. So #3 is Casey At the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer "There is no joy in Mudville, mighty Casey has struck out!"

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Hey Pen, some post before this Basil asked you:

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Originally Posted by Basil

Casey at the Bat? Is that a book?

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Originally Posted by Basil

Casey at the Bat? Is that a book?

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I am over 40 and I overlooked your post. That's no excuse, I know. :blush: But kudus to you, Basil, you've done it again! Extra nanners since I missed your post. :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Mudville hero a zero = Casey At the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, usually a poem, but published as a children's book, required reading in English Lit, even made into a cartoon in which Casey marries, and wants a son, but has 9 daughters so he starts a girls baseball team! I'll do some editing....and I sincerly appolgize to Basil the puzzle solver!