E: 07/04 Win a pile of books! (Bookarmy's Easter Egg Hunt)

nursey71 · 31 March 2010 at 3:38PM

start here

Let's get started! Your first clue is: An Irish author of world-wide fame The same letter begins his first and last name

Answer: James Joyce?

see post 16 for entry details

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nursey71 · 31 March 2010 at 3:40PM

http://www.bookarmy.com/Authors/James_Joyce_1882_1941_Writer.aspx

Congratulations - you've solved the first clue in our Easter egg hunt! Your next clue is:

Both dwarfs and goblins in this tale can be found
About a small, shy creature that lives underground

nursey71 · 31 March 2010 at 3:41PM

http://www.bookarmy.com/Books/9780006754022_The_Hobbit.aspx

The third clue in our Easter egg hunt is:

This tragic play is far from a lark
It follows the fall of the Prince of Denmark

nursey71 · 31 March 2010 at 3:42PM

http://www.bookarmy.com/Books/9780140620580_Hamlet.aspx

Well done! the fourth clue in the Easter egg hunt is:

From magic and humour does this author whisk
Tales of a world that is shaped like a disc

nursey71 · 31 March 2010 at 3:43PM

http://www.bookarmy.com/Authors/Terry_Pratchett_1948_Writer.aspx

You're getting there! The fifth clue in our Easter egg hunt is:

This Scot’s novels are a source of great pleasure
Above all his tale of an island of treasure

madmonster · 31 March 2010 at 3:45PM

http://www.bookarmy.com/Books/9780140620580_Hamlet.aspx

From magic and humour does this author whisk
Tales of a world that is shaped like a disc

leads to

http://www.bookarmy.com/Authors/Terry_Pratchett_1948_Writer.aspx
This Scot’s novels are a source of great pleasure
Above all his tale of an island of treasure

nursey71 · 31 March 2010 at 3:48PM

http://www.bookarmy.com/Authors/Robert_Louis_Stevenson_1850_1894_Writer.aspx

You're halfway to the virtual egg! The sixth clue in our Easter egg hunt is:

Murder and intrigue earned this author her fame
Of a famous detective on board a great train

nursey71 · 31 March 2010 at 3:49PM

http://www.bookarmy.com/Authors/Agatha_Christie_1890_1976_Writer.aspx

You're getting warmer. The seventh clue in our Easter egg hunt is:

In this book you’ll find famous names galore
It tells of an orphan who once asked for more

nursey71 · 31 March 2010 at 3:49PM

http://www.bookarmy.com/Books/9780140620467_Oliver_Twist.aspx

Well done - just a few more clues to go. The eighth clue in our Easter egg hunt is:

His writing and fervour could never be slowed
This author’s adventures took place on the road

nursey71 · 31 March 2010 at 3:50PM

http://www.bookarmy.com/Authors/Jack_Kerouac_1922_1969_Writer.aspx

The end is in sight! The ninth clue in our Easter egg hunt is:

Fear and loathing were the tools of his trade
Few could escape his caustic tirade

nursey71 · 31 March 2010 at 3:51PM

http://www.bookarmy.com/Authors/S_Hunter_Thompson_Writer.aspx

Not long now! The tenth clue in our Easter egg hunt is:

Moscow’s the city where these villains revel
With a trigger-happy cat and a man who's the devil

E: 07/04 Win a pile of books! (Bookarmy's Easter Egg Hunt)

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