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Grey_Wolf · 11-06-2005, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Count Comfect

Well, for me that last would be Dorothy L. Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey, but I don't know if that's who you're thinking of.

I was thinking of PD James' Dalgliesh. But I guess that Sayers is counted among the great Queens of Crime as well.

trolls' bane · 11-06-2005, 05:47 PM

Is the first one Captain Nemo or Godzilla?

Grey_Wolf · 11-06-2005, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf

...literary character:

A ferocious marine being = The Shark in Jaws

...other literary character:

The girl is first very rich and then very poor and then very rich again.

...other literary character:

An old stammering leader

...other literary character:

An agent with world renown

...other literary character:

The Queen of "whodunits"'s main man - not Agatha: = Adam Dalgliesh

Try y'r luck at the rest.

trolls' bane · 11-06-2005, 06:26 PM

An agent with world renown= James Bond or John Boone (the first man on Mars)
An old stammering leader= Captain Nemo
The girl is first very rich and then very poor and then very rich again= Mrs. Hudson, the landlord of Baker Street?

Grey_Wolf · 11-06-2005, 06:31 PM

Correct on the first:

An agent with world renown= James Bond

The other two was:

Claudius in I, Claudius by Robert Graves

Sara in A Little Princess by Frances H Burnett

Sorry if they were too tough. Will try to make the next ones a bit easier.

Grey_Wolf · 11-06-2005, 06:38 PM

...literary character:

Young woman orphaned by earthquake adopted by a tribe of another version of Man.

...other literary character:

A naval officer and some of his crew defect to the USA.

...other literary characters:

A mole, a rat and a toad.

...other literary characters:

An archer and a corrupt king.

trolls' bane · 11-06-2005, 07:01 PM

A mole, a rat and a toad=Sax Russel?
An archer and a corrupt king=Someone from one of the books towards the middle of the Narnia series?
Young woman orphaned by earthquake adopted by a tribe of another version of Man=Someone from some knockoff of the Planet of the Apes?

Grey_Wolf · 11-07-2005, 10:15 AM

Further hint one:

She's a blonde and they are dark and hairy.

Count Comfect · 11-07-2005, 10:19 AM

3 - Wind in the Willows?

Grey_Wolf · 11-07-2005, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Count Comfect

3 - Wind in the Willows?

Correct indeed.

sun-star · 11-07-2005, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf

...other literary characters:

An archer and a corrupt king.

Robin Hood and King John?

Grey_Wolf · 11-07-2005, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by sun-star

Robin Hood and King John?

Correct indeed.

Grey_Wolf · 11-07-2005, 10:49 AM

...literary characters:

A tall detective and round little man in the late 19th century London. = Holmes and Watson

...other literary character:

A round french detective on a train. = Hercule Poirot

Count Comfect · 11-07-2005, 07:14 PM

Holmes and Watson; Hercule Poirot?

Quote:

A naval officer and some of his crew defect to the USA.

Probably way off base, but ... Hunt for Red October?

trolls' bane · 11-07-2005, 11:59 PM

Yes, definitely Holmes and Watson (remember, I almost read the Complete Sherlock Holmes).

I haven't picked it up in two years.

trolls' bane · 11-08-2005, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf

A round french detective on a train.

Lt. Lestrade?

Grey_Wolf · 11-08-2005, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Count Comfect

Holmes and Watson; Hercule Poirot?

Probably way off base, but ... Hunt for Red October?

Not at all. You're correct on three, except that the Character is Captain Raminus .

Grey_Wolf · 11-08-2005, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by trolls' bane

Lt. Lestrade?

Sorry. As Count Comfect posted, it's Hercule Poirot.

Grey_Wolf · 11-08-2005, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf

Further hint one:

She's a blonde and they are dark and hairy.

Ayla in Clan of the Cavebear

Grey_Wolf · 11-08-2005, 07:08 AM

...author:

A septology. A land beyond a piece of furniture.

...author:

Several mastepieces. One about United States, one about one state, one about another, one about the travellers of the desert, a couple of bridges.

...author:

A quartet. About the subcontinent.

...author:

Thrilling books about a marine engineer.

11-06-2005, 05:47 PM	#342
trolls' bane Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Campsite-by-Giraffe Posts: 5,408	Is the first one Captain Nemo or Godzilla? __________________ KI6PFA Amateur Radio Operator

11-06-2005, 06:26 PM	#344
trolls' bane Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Campsite-by-Giraffe Posts: 5,408	An agent with world renown= James Bond or John Boone (the first man on Mars) An old stammering leader= Captain Nemo The girl is first very rich and then very poor and then very rich again= Mrs. Hudson, the landlord of Baker Street? __________________ KI6PFA Amateur Radio Operator

11-06-2005, 07:01 PM	#347
trolls' bane Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Campsite-by-Giraffe Posts: 5,408	A mole, a rat and a toad=Sax Russel? An archer and a corrupt king=Someone from one of the books towards the middle of the Narnia series? Young woman orphaned by earthquake adopted by a tribe of another version of Man=Someone from some knockoff of the Planet of the Apes? __________________ KI6PFA Amateur Radio Operator

11-07-2005, 10:15 AM	#348
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Further hint one: She's a blonde and they are dark and hairy. Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 11-07-2005 at 10:45 AM.

11-07-2005, 10:19 AM	#349
Count Comfect Word Santa Claus Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,922	3 - Wind in the Willows? __________________ Sufficient to have stood, yet free to fall.

11-06-2005, 06:31 PM	#345
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Correct on the first: An agent with world renown= James Bond The other two was: Claudius in I, Claudius by Robert Graves Sara in A Little Princess by Frances H Burnett Sorry if they were too tough. Will try to make the next ones a bit easier.

11-06-2005, 06:38 PM	#346
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	...literary character: Young woman orphaned by earthquake adopted by a tribe of another version of Man. ...other literary character: A naval officer and some of his crew defect to the USA. ...other literary characters: A mole, a rat and a toad. ...other literary characters: An archer and a corrupt king.

11-07-2005, 10:49 AM	#353
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	...literary characters: A tall detective and round little man in the late 19th century London. = Holmes and Watson ...other literary character: A round french detective on a train. = Hercule Poirot Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 11-08-2005 at 06:56 AM.

11-07-2005, 11:59 PM	#355
trolls' bane Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Campsite-by-Giraffe Posts: 5,408	Yes, definitely Holmes and Watson (remember, I almost read the Complete Sherlock Holmes). I haven't picked it up in two years. __________________ KI6PFA Amateur Radio Operator

11-08-2005, 07:08 AM	#360
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	...author: A septology. A land beyond a piece of furniture. ...author: Several mastepieces. One about United States, one about one state, one about another, one about the travellers of the desert, a couple of bridges. ...author: A quartet. About the subcontinent. ...author: Thrilling books about a marine engineer.