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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2007 12:17:03 GMT
Ever wondered what the author of 'Catcher in the Rye' J D Salinger's initials were ? Well, I expect that either Wolfman or Jock will be along to tell you shortly ! Anyway, here are the names of 21 Literary figures who have retained an element of mystique by writing under their initials rather than their full names. All you have to do for a point is tell me their names. There'll be one further lot after this. Good luck !
1 A.A.Milne 2 A.E.Houseman 3 A.S.Byatt 4 C.S.Lewis 5 D.H.Lawrence 6 E.E.Bradford 7 E.E.Cummings 8 E.M.Forster 9 E.Nesbit 10 F.R.Leavis 11 G.K.Chesterton 12 H.G.Wells 13 J.B.Priestley 14 J.C.Powys 15 J.D.Salinger 16 J.G.Farrell 17 J.K.Rowling 18 J.M.Barrie 19 J.P.Donleavy 20 J.R.R.Tolkein 21 J.T.Farrell Bonus question 22. Give the full names of both Dante and Goethe (2pts for each)
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Josie
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Post by Josie on May 22, 2007 14:11:41 GMT
1. Alan Alexander Milne
5. David Herbert Lawrence
17. Joanne (Jo) Kathleen or Kate?? Rowling
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Post by barbelman on May 22, 2007 16:54:57 GMT
Hi Tommo
5 David ?? Lawrence 9 Edith Nesbit (should be in Private Eye!) 12 Herbert G Wells (guess at George) 18 James Matthew (?) Barrie 20 John Ronald Rule (sp) Tolkien
thanks Tony
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Post by Lord Cheeky on May 22, 2007 18:56:56 GMT
4) Clive Staples Lewis 5) David Herbert Richards Lawrence 7) Edward Estlin Cummings
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2007 20:45:09 GMT
Okay, good answers so far. Josie gets a point each for 1, 5 and 17. Barbelman gets a point each for 9, 12, 18, 20. Lord Cheeky gets a point each for 4 and 7.
(Can only allow answers once and Josie was first in for number 5.)
Leaderboard: 1. Barbelman 4pts 2. Josie 3pts 3. Lord Cheeky 2pts
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WolfLord
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Post by WolfLord on May 23, 2007 6:53:59 GMT
2.Alfred Edward Houseman 3.Dame Antonia Susan Byatt 6.The Reverend Edward Morgan Forster 10.Frank Raymond Leavis 11.Gilbert Keith Chesterton 13.John Boynton Priestly 14.John Cowper Powys 15.Jerome David Salinger 16.James Gordon Farrell 19.James Patrick Donleavy 21.James Thomas Farrell 22.Durante degli Alighieri and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2007 9:53:08 GMT
Wolfman vacuums up 15pts.
Only blot is on 6) and 8) where you appear to have mixed two answers: E.M.Forster was not a Reverend as far as I know and you gave him as the answer to 6). But I'll take it as your answer to 8) for a point. I think you started to say the Reverend Edwin Emmanuel Bradford but obviously can't give you that one. ???
Quiz ended : 1. Wolfman 15pts 2. Barbelman 4pts 3. Josie 3pts 4. Lord Cheeky 2pts
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