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Hiya folks, your favourite absentee landlord again.
1. The profile is updated with all of the current games there - thanks to everyone who's been tagging their posts.
2. The index is up to date as well, and now using the LJ-spoiler to look less ridiculous. I thought I had seen somewhere that the tag allowed a 'collapse' link, but I can't seem to ( Read more... ) -
Game 51, book 6, results
1) It was a miserable night, and I had just settled into my favourite chair before the fire with a pipe, a peg of brandy, and the Times crossword, when an agitated knocking at my door disturbed me. Written by dorianegray and guessed by shermarama.
2) "A gentleman to see you, Doctor." Written by Sax Rohmer and guessed by dorianegray, braisedbywolves and jeffr233) The greatest mistake of my life was in ( Read more... ) -
Game 51, book 5, results
1) Within a sepulchral vault, and at midnight, two persons were seated. Written by William Ainsworth and guessed by shermarama and jeffr23
2) Few places in England - nay, in the world - can have such strange and tragic events associated with them as the manor of Rookwood Place, near C______, in Sussex. Written by dorianegray3) Consider, reader, a drive of elms standing tall, ( Read more... ) -
Game 51, book 6, lines
Only a few lines for The Insidious Dr Fu Manchu1) It was a miserable night, and I had just settled into my favourite chair before the fire with a pipe, a peg of brandy, and the Times crossword, when an agitated knocking at my door disturbed me ( Read more... ) -
Game 51, book 5, lines
And here are the possible openings for William Ainsworth's Rookwood1) Within a sepulchral vault, and at midnight, two persons were seated ( Read more... ) -
Game 51, book 6
Square those jaws, stiffen those upper lips and batten down your outrageous racial stereotypes, chaps! Book 6 is The Insidious Dr Fu Manchu, Sax Rohmer's allegedly accurate depiction of the Chinese master criminal.
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Game 51, book 4, results
Here are the results for Book 4, The Call of Cthulhu.
1) The events I am about to relate may seem fantastical, but they are all, alas, entirely too true. Written by dorianegray.
2) When you have finished reading this narrative, you will likely think me a liar; indeed, I pray that you do. Written by jeffr23 and guessed by taldragon and braisedbywolves3) The most merciful thing in the world ( Read more... ) -
Game 51, book 5
Book 5 is William Ainsworth's gothic farrago, Rookwood, a thundering romance full of mistaken identities, curses, highwaymen and sizzling gypsies.
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Game 51, book 4 lines
Here are the lines for book 4, The Call of Cthulhu:
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The deadline will be Tuesday.