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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Classic Literature In Other Words

Sorry this game is up late today. It took longer to put together than I thought it might. 


This is a new game I'm trying for the first time so I'd love your feedback! The general idea is that I've provided written clues, similar to crossword clues, that are the titles of classic books rewritten. 

Example: If the clue was "inky handsomeness" then "inky" would be Black and handsomeness would be Beauty giving you the book title Black Beauty. Make sense? 

Hint: Some words in the titles have been broken down into components to make the word easier to decipher, when this happens I have put a plus sign (+) to signify that the clues form one word.

To Play: Read the clues below to figure out what works of classic literature I'm thinking of. Comment with your answers and I'll respond with your score. Guess as many times as you wish. I'll post the answers next Saturday. 

Classic Literature Clues:

#1. The blood colored wayside flower.

#2. Gigantic anticipations. 

#3. Small, grown females.

#4. A "beloved" Biblical King, orange metal+meadow.

#5. Jewels and gold, land surrounded by water.

#6. Husband's spouses and father's female offspring.

#7. Guys+meadow, outdoor place to walk dogs or play with children.

#8. A story of duo metropolises. 

#9. Woman, black eyed flower.

#10. Excessive happenings concerning zilch.

#11. The yuletide song.

#12. The tiny daughter of a king.

#13. Shared buddies that belong to us.

#14. The wretched.  (Hint: in Parisian)

#15. Dreary domicile. 


Enjoy!


Very Truly Your's,



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43 comments:

  1. Kirsten FichterJuly 28, 2012 at 9:45 PM

    I love playing all your games! Ooh, some of these required a bit of extra thought... :)

    1. The Scarlet Pimpernel

    2. Great Expectations

    3. Little Women

    4. David Copperfield

    5. Treasure Island

    6. Wives and Daughters

    7. Mansfield Park

    8. A Tale of Two Cities

    9. Lady Susan

    11. A Christmas Carol

    12. A Little Princess

    13. Our Mutual Friend

    14. Les Miserables

    15. Bleak House

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  2. Hannah Prewett (beastsbelle)July 28, 2012 at 9:48 PM

    1. The Scarlet Pimpernel

    2. Great Expectations

    3. Little Women

    4. David Copperfield

    5. Treasure Island

    6. Wives and Daughters

    7. Mansfield Park

    8. A Tale of Two Cities

    9. Lady Susan

    10. Much Ado About Nothing

    11. A Christmas Carol

    12. A Little Princess

    13. Our Mutual Friend

    14. Les Miserables

    15. Bleak House

    Thanks for such a fun game! :D

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  3. Arielle Melody BaileyJuly 28, 2012 at 9:54 PM

    Ok, I'll give this a try!

    1. The Scarlet Pimpernel
    2. Great Expectations
    3. Little Women
    4. David Copperfield
    5. Treasure Island
    6. Wives and Daughters
    7. Mansfield Park
    8. A Tale Of Two Cities
    9. Lady Susan
    10. Much Ado About Nothing
    11. A Christmas Carol
    12. The Little Princess
    13. Our Mutual Friend
    14. Les Miserables
    15. Bleak House

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  4. Rhoswen Faerie WroseJuly 28, 2012 at 9:56 PM

    This sounds quite fun! :-D

    1. The Scarlet Pimpernel
    2. Great Expectations
    3. Little Women
    4. David Copperfield
    5. Treasure Island
    6. Wives and Daughters
    7. Mansfield Park
    8. A Tale of Two Cities
    9. Lady Susan
    10. Much Ado About Nothing
    11. A Christmas Carol
    12. A Little Princess
    13. Our Mutual Friend
    14. Les Miserables
    15. Bleak House

    :-)

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  5. UnknownJuly 29, 2012 at 1:13 AM

    Oooh, this looks like A LOT of fun! Here are my answers:

    #1: The Scarlett Pimpernel
    #2: Great Expectations
    #3: Little Women
    #4: King Solomon's Mines?
    #6: Mansfield Park

    I think that's all I can think of at the moment. This was SUCH fun to do, I hope you do more of them! :-)

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  6. Scullery MaidJuly 29, 2012 at 1:43 AM

    #1 The Scarlet Pimpernel
    #2 Great Expectations
    #3 Little Woman
    #4 David Copperfield
    #5 Treasure Island
    #6 Wives and Daughters
    #7 Mansfield Park
    #8 A Tale of Two Cities
    #9 Lady Susan
    #10 Much Ado About Nothing
    #11 A Christmas Carol
    #12 A Little Princess
    #13 Our Mutual Friend
    #14 Les Miserables
    #15 Bleak House

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  7. Scullery MaidJuly 29, 2012 at 1:45 AM

    That was really fun! You should do more like it!

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  8. JujubeJuly 29, 2012 at 3:20 AM

    #1. The Scarlet Pimpernel

    #2. Great Expectations

    #3. Little Women

    #4. David Copperfield

    #5. Treasure Island

    #6. Wives and Daughters

    #7. Mansfield Park

    #8. A Tale of Two Cities

    #9. Lady Susan

    #10. Much Ado About Nothing

    #11. A Christmas Carol

    #12. A Little Princess

    #13. Out Mutual Friend

    #14. Les Miserables

    #15. Bleak House

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  9. Kirsten FichterJuly 29, 2012 at 8:39 AM

    Oh! I think I just got number 10! Much Ado About Nothing. :)

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  10. MomWaldsPlaceJuly 29, 2012 at 10:04 AM

    How fun! Your new game reminds me of the riddle in "Emma". How Appropriate!

    1. The Scarlet Pimpernel
    2. Great Expectations
    3. Little Women
    4. David Copperfield
    5. Treasure Island
    6. Wives and Daughters
    7. Mansfield Park
    8. A Tale of Two Cities
    9. Lady Susan
    10. Much Ado About Nothing
    11. A Christmas Carol
    12. The Little Princess
    13. Our Mutual Friend
    14. Le Miserables
    15. Bleak House

    Thank you for a fun way to wake up with my coffee this morning. I suppose it would have been more fitting to save it for my tea break, but I didn't want to wait. Thanks again!

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  11. Miss DashwoodJuly 29, 2012 at 11:02 AM

    1- The Scarlet Pimpernel
    2- Great Expectations
    3- Little Women
    4- David (hahaha, see what you did there) Copperfield
    5- Treasure Island
    6- Wives and Daughters
    7- Mansfield Park
    8- Tale of Two Cities
    9- Lady Susan
    10- Much Ado About Nothing (hahahaha, I laughed at that one)
    11- A Christmas Carol
    12- A Little Princess
    13- Our Mutual Friend
    14- LES MISERABLES!!!!!!!
    15- Bleak House.

    That was fun! Are we supposed to list the authors too? I didn't, but I can comment again with that if it's part of the rules.

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  12. EllaJuly 29, 2012 at 2:00 PM

    Oh fun!
    My guesses-
    #3-Little Women
    #6-Wives and Daughters
    #7-Mansfield Park
    #8-The Tale of two cities.
    #11-the Christmas Carol
    Thanks Miss Laurie!

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  13. AnonymousJuly 29, 2012 at 3:29 PM

    1. The Scarlet Pimpernel
    2. Great Expectations
    3. Little Women
    4. David Copperfield
    5. Treasure Island
    6. Wives and Daughters
    7. Mansfield Park
    8. A Tale of Two Cities
    9. ????
    10. Much Ado about Nothing
    11. A Christmas Carol
    12. The Little Princess
    13. Our Mutual Companions
    14. Les Miserables
    15. ???

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  14. MelodyJuly 29, 2012 at 4:20 PM

    Looks very fun! Here goes.

    1. The Scarlet Pimpernel
    2. Great Expectations
    3. Little Women
    4. David Copperfield. (That one's tricky!)
    (Would I know 5?)
    6. Wives and Daughters
    7. Mansfield Park
    9. Lady something... Oh! Lady Susan!
    10. Much Ado About Nothing
    11. A Christmas Carol
    12. A Little Princess
    13. Hmmmmmm... maybe Our Mutual Friend?
    14. Les Miserables
    15. Bleak House

    Very clever idea, Ladybird!

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  15. EmilyJuly 29, 2012 at 6:31 PM

    Really clever!

    #1 The Scarlet Pimpernel, I didn't really know this on my own, I didn't realize a pimpernel is a flower
    #2 Great Expectations
    #3 Little Women
    #4 David Copperfield
    #5 Treasure Island
    #6 Wives and Daughters
    #7 Mansfield Park
    #8 A Tale of Two Cities
    #9 Lady Susan
    #10 Much Ado About Nothing
    #11 A Christmas Carol
    #12 The Little Princess
    #13 Our Mutual Friend
    #14 Les Miserables
    #15 Bleak House

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  16. EmilyJuly 29, 2012 at 6:35 PM

    This is really clever!

    #1 Scarlet Pimpernel (I didn't really know this on my own, because I didn't realize a pimpernel is a flower)
    #2 Great Expectations
    #3 Little Women
    #4 David Copperfield
    #5 Treasure Island
    #6 Wives and Daughters
    #7 Mansfield Park
    #8 A Tale of Two Cities
    #9 Lady Susan
    #10 Much Ado About Nothing
    #11 A Christmas Carol
    #12 The Little Princess
    #13 Our Mutual Friend
    #14 Les Miserables
    #15 Bleak House

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  17. KieraJuly 29, 2012 at 10:10 PM

    Oh, such fun! Here are the ones I know off the top of my head.

    1, The scarlet pimpernel.
    2, Great expectations.
    3, Little Women.
    4, David Copperfield.
    5, Treasure Island.
    6, Wives and Daughters.
    7, Mansfield Park.
    8, A tale of two cities.
    9, ...
    10, Much ado about nothing.
    11, ...
    12, A little princess.
    13, Our mutual friend.
    14, Les Miserables.
    15, ...

    I feel like I should know the other ones, but these are all I know without looking anything up or asking anybody.(Or looking at my bookshelf)

    Kiera

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  18. KieraJuly 29, 2012 at 10:59 PM

    I thought of 9! 'Tis Lady Susan.

    Kiera

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  19. KieraJuly 29, 2012 at 11:03 PM

    Oh, and I don't know this for sure, but is 15 Bleak House?

    Kiera

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  20. KieraJuly 29, 2012 at 11:12 PM

    And 11 is A Christmas Carol.

    Kiera.

    P.s, No, I didn't get any hints from anywhere for any of these, but I have read or am reading all of them :)

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  21. Livia RachelleJuly 29, 2012 at 11:30 PM

    1. The Scarlet Pimpernel
    2. Great Expectations
    3. Little Women
    4. David Copperfield
    5. Treasure Island (this had me stumped until I looked closer at the second part of the clue)
    6. Wives and Daughters
    7. Mansfield Park (perhaps your most clever)
    8. The Tale of Two Cities
    9. Lady Susan
    10. Much Ado About Nothing (your funniest spin)
    11. The Christmas Carol
    12. The Little Princess
    13. Our Mutual Friend (?)
    14. Les Miserables
    15. Bleak House

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  22. LauraJuly 30, 2012 at 1:44 AM

    Hello Miss Laurie!

    Thanks for another fun game! I think I was able to get most of them, so here are my answers -

    1. The Scarlet Pimpernel
    2. Great Expectations
    3. Little Women
    4. David Copperfield
    5. Treasure Island
    6. Wives and Daughters
    7. Mansfield Park
    8. A Tale of Two Cities
    9. ?
    10. Much Ado About Nothing
    11. A Christmas Carol
    12. The Little Princess
    13. Our Mutual Friend
    14. Les Miserables?
    15. Bleak House?

    Thanks so much!
    -Laura

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  23. Jill BJuly 30, 2012 at 3:48 AM

    1- The Scarlet Pimpernel
    2- Great Expectations
    3- Little Women
    4- David Copperfield
    5- Treasure Island
    6- Wives & Daughters
    7- Mansfield Park
    8- A Tale of Two Cities
    9- Lady Susan
    10- Much Ado about Nothing
    11- Christmas Carol
    12- ?
    13- ?
    14- Les Miserables
    15- Bleak House

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  24. Mrs. SensibilityJuly 30, 2012 at 10:04 AM

    I really enjoyed this game. Number 13 had me stumped for a few minutes. Here are my answers in order:
    Scarlet Pimpernel
    Great Expectations
    Little Women
    David Copperfield
    Treasure Island
    Wives and Daughters
    Mansfield Park
    A Tale of Two Cities
    Lady Susan
    Much Ado About Nothing
    A Christmas Carol
    The Little Princess
    Our Mutual Friend
    Les Miserables
    Bleak House
    Thanks!

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  25. Anne-girlJuly 30, 2012 at 10:10 AM

    1: The Scarlet pimpernel
    2; Great Expectations
    3: Little Women
    4: David Copperfield
    5: Treasure Island
    6: Wives and Daughters
    7; Mansfield park
    8: A tale of Two Cities
    9: Lady Susan
    10: Much ado about nothing
    11: A Christmas Carol
    12: A little Princess
    13: our mutual friend
    14: Les Misrables
    15; Bleak House

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  26. Miss Elizabeth BennetJuly 30, 2012 at 2:03 PM

    Ooh! I need to try this:
    1. The Scarlet Pimpernel
    2. Great Expectations
    3. Little Women
    4. David Copperfield (this one took me a while)
    5. Treasure Island
    6. Wives and Daughters
    7. Mansfield Park
    8. A Tale of Two Cities
    9.
    10. Much Ado About Nothing
    11. A Christmas Carol
    12. The Little Princess
    13. Our Mutual Friend
    14. Les Miserables
    15. Bleak House?

    #9 I just can't get. I'll comment back if I figure it out.

    This was so much fun!

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  27. MariaJuly 30, 2012 at 2:15 PM

    1. The Scarlet Pimpernel
    2. Great Expectations
    3. Little Women
    4. David Copperfield
    5. Treasure Island
    6. Wives and Daughters
    8. A Tale of Two Cities
    9. Lady Susan?
    10. Much Ado About Nothing
    11. A Christmas Carol
    12. A Little Princess
    13. Our Mutual Friend
    14. Les Miserables

    Thank you for making this! My Mamma and I had a lot of fun figuring this out.
    15. Bleak House

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  28. Miss Laurie of Old-Fashioned CharmJuly 30, 2012 at 3:52 PM

    Oh my goodness! So many comments and players! How delightful! :)
    Sorry about the delay on the scoring.

    Kiri Liz, beastsbelle, Miss Melody Muffin, Rhoswen Faerie Wrose, you all got all of them correct. Good job! :)

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  29. Miss Laurie of Old-Fashioned CharmJuly 30, 2012 at 3:59 PM

    Jemimah,
    You got #1, #2, #3 and #6 correct. But #4 is not King Solomon's Mines.

    Scullery Maid,
    I'm glad you enjoyed it so much! I have some other ideas for clues so I'll definitely do another game like this!
    All of your answers were correct! :)

    Jemimah C,
    All your answers were correct! Thanks for playing! :)

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  30. Miss Laurie of Old-Fashioned CharmJuly 30, 2012 at 4:15 PM

    Mom Wald,
    I'm very glad you enjoyed the game, how delightful to solve puzzles over breakfast! :)
    All of your guesses were correct!

    Miss Dashwood,
    No, you don't have to list authors. I'm very glad you enjoyed it! #10 was my favorite too and still makes me giggle. I knew you'd get #14 right away! :)
    All of your guesses were correct!

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  31. Miss Laurie of Old-Fashioned CharmJuly 30, 2012 at 4:29 PM

    Ella,
    All five of your guesses were correct! Good job! :)

    Anonymous,
    Not sure who you are but all of your answers were correct. Feel free to guess #9 and #15 if you figure them out. Thanks for playing!

    Melody,
    Thanks, I really enjoyed making up the clues! All of your guesses were correct! Yes, you would probably know #5 (not sure if you've read it but it's a classic "children's" book). And "botheration!" "dearest dear", you should know #8! heehee :)

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  32. Miss Laurie of Old-Fashioned CharmJuly 30, 2012 at 4:53 PM

    Emily,
    I'm very glad you enjoyed this game! All of your guesses were correct.

    Kiera,
    Very good job on all of your guesses, they were all correct! Thanks for playing! :)

    Rachel Olivia,
    So glad you enjoyed this! #10 was so much fun to make up, and #7 took some tries to get right. All your answers were correct, thanks for playing!

    Laura,
    You're welcome, I enjoyed putting the clues together. All of your answers were correct. Feel free to guess at #9 if you have a guess.

    Jillian B,
    All thirteen of your guesses were correct! If you have any guesses for #12 or #13 feel free to comment again.

    Mrs. Sensibility,
    All your guesses were correct. Thanks for playing!

    Anne-girl,
    Good job on all of your guesses! :)

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  33. MariaJuly 30, 2012 at 4:55 PM

    I was looking and looking at Number 7 and I didn't get it at all, but now I think I have: Mansfield Park.

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  34. Miss Laurie of Old-Fashioned CharmJuly 30, 2012 at 5:01 PM

    Miss Elizabeth Bennet,
    I'm very glad you enjoyed this game! All of your answers were correct. If you have a guess for #9 feel free to comment again. You would recognize the title right away but not sure if you've read it or not, it's a lesser known work by this author.

    Maria Elisabeth,
    Good work on your guesses, all of them were correct, even the newest one for #7. So glad you enjoyed it with your Mamma! :)

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  35. MelodyJuly 30, 2012 at 9:26 PM

    Ugh, 5 still has me stumped. I'll keep thinking... but I'll probably feel stupid when I see the answer. ;)
    Did I miss 8?? Well, it would be A Tale of Two Cities! :) Did I skip anything else accidentally?

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  36. Miss Elizabeth BennetJuly 31, 2012 at 1:59 AM

    The best guess I could come up with for #9 is Lady Susan. I had to look up to see if there was actually a flower called a susan flower (never heard of it, but there is).

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  37. JoannaJuly 31, 2012 at 1:05 PM

    1. The Scarlet Pimpernel - probably my favorite book of all time. :-)
    2. Great Expectations
    3. Little Women
    4. David Copperfield
    5. Treasure Island
    6. Wive and Daughters
    7. Mansfield Park
    8. A tale of Cities
    9. Lady Susan
    10. Much Ado about Nothing
    11. A Christmas Carol
    12. The Little Princess
    13. Our Mutual Friend
    14. Les Miserables
    15. Bleak House

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  38. birdienlAugust 1, 2012 at 10:00 AM

    1. The Scarlet pimpernel
    2. Great Expectations
    3. Little women
    4. David Copperfield
    5. Treasure island
    6. Wives and daughters
    7. Mansfield Park
    8. A tale of two cities
    9. Lady Susan
    10. Much ado about nothing
    11. A Christmas carol
    12. A little princess
    13. Our Mutual Friend
    14. Les Miserables
    15. Bleak House

    Great game! I also did something similar a while ago describing couples from literature in other terms, maybe an idea?

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  39. MelodyAugust 1, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    TREASURE ISLAND!!!!!
    Once it clicked in my head, that was so easy. :P I knew it would be something I would feel stupid if I didn't get...

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  40. Miss Laurie of Old-Fashioned CharmAugust 2, 2012 at 4:36 PM

    Melody,
    Yes! Your guesses on #8 and #5 are absolutely correct! You've got all of them now!

    Miss Elizabeth Bennet,
    Yes, good job on #9. I didn't even think that those wildflowers don't grow in other parts of the USA. I've always grown up with them. Sorry! :)

    Joanna,
    You guessed all 15 correctly! Good job! Thanks for playing! )

    birdienl,
    You guessed all 15 correctly. Good work!
    Oooh! Period drama couples, that would be lots of fun, good idea! :)

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  41. AthenaAugust 2, 2012 at 9:56 PM

    Okay, I'll try.
    Red rose, great expectations, little women, David copper field, treasure island, wives and daughters, Mansfield park, a tale of two cities, lady Susan, Much adO about nothing, A Christmas carol, the
    Ittle princess, Little men, I give up, and something about dreary home. Thanks. I like your blog.

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  42. EllaAugust 3, 2012 at 10:01 AM

    Oh I have one more guess!
    #9-Lady Susan

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  43. birdienlAugust 7, 2012 at 5:46 AM

    Here is the link to when I did the quiz. They're not all period drama couples, but maybe some might give you ideas: http://birdienl.livejournal.com/39642.html

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