Books Quiz (Oct 7)

Books Quiz (Oct 7)

The  posts in the October quiz will be...

From a book by:

Agatha Christie ~ Miss Marple - The Complete Short Stories

ISBN: 0-399-150129-9

Agatha Christie ~ Miss Marple ~ The Complete Short Stories

There are twenty stories in this book, and there will be no order on how the quotes are put up, post your answer in a comment, and on Friday I will let you know the correct answers. If no answers are posted I will re-post the quotes at another time.

Quotes from the short stories:

~ Can you name the short story?

~ Can you post which page?

• "My curiosity is mainly professional," said Dr. Lloyd. "I should like to know what medical evidence was given at the inquest - that is, if our hostess remembers, or, indeed, if she knows."

• "The facts are very simple. Three people sat down to a supper consisting, among other things, of tinned lobster. Later in the might, all three were taken ill, and a doctor was hasitly summoned. Two of the people recovered, the third one died."

• "I am not going to try to guess," said Raymond. "Go on, Aunt Jane, and tell us what was so startlingly clear to you."

• "Now, Dr. Lloyd," said Miss Helier, "don't you know any creepy stories?"

• Miss Marple nodded brightly. She opened her bag and extracted a small card board box. Inside it, wedged in cotton wool, was a small mirror.

Answer to Book Quiz (Sept 23)

Answer to Book Quiz (Sept 23)

Can you:
~ Name the author?  Victoria Holt
~ Name the title of this book?  The Shadow of the Lynx
~ Name another book title by this author?  Kirkland Revels

Victoria Holt ~ The Shadow of the Lynx

Back cover:

Set against the sunny background of gold-rush Australia and the dark one of the Victorian England, THE SHADOW OF THE LYNX is the story of Nora Tamasin, a strong-willed young woman who nevertheless falls under the power of the strange man called Lynx - and falls in love with both him and his son.

Amazon:

Nora Tamsin was fascinated by the ruthless Charles Herrick, but she discovered that he deserved his name "The Lynx". His love for her was overwhelming and frightening. By the time she realized that his plan for her was part of his obsessive desire for revenge, it seemed too late to escape.

Book Quiz (Sept 23)

• Fawcett Crest Book
• Printed: July 1972
• Copyright: 1971
• 320 pages

Quotes from book:

• "I do apologize for intruding on your tea party," I said.   pg 33
• "Surely we didn't have to come camping for you to discover that."   pg 107
• Franklyn said in some cases it was good to cling to the old customs, in others better to discard them. And so the conversation continued.   pg 193

Can you:
~ Name the author?
~ Name the title of this book?
~ Name another book title by this author?

Book Quiz (Sept 23)

Book Quiz (Sept 23)

• Fawcett Crest Book
• Printed: July 1972
• Copyright: 1971
• 320 pages

Quotes from book:

• "I do apologize for intruding on your tea party," I said.
• "Surely we didn't have to come camping for you to discover that."
• Franklyn said in some cases it was good to cling to the old customs, in others better to discard them. And so the conversation continued.

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ Name the title of this book?

~ Name another book title by this author?

Answer to Book Quiz (Aug 19)

Answer to Book Quiz (Aug 19)

Can you:

~ Name the author?  Agatha Christie

~ Name the title of this book?  Witness for the Prosecution

~ Name another book title by this author? A Murder is Announced 

Agatha Christie ~ Witness for the Prosecution

Back Cover:

BAFFLING BETRAYAL

Leonard Vole sat in the defendant's box in the packed courtroom, his hands clutched around the railing, his eyes staring incredulously.

The handsome young man was accused of a diabolical murder, and only one person could save him from the gallows: his beautiful, loving mistress, Romaine Heilger.

Now, before his unbelieving gaze, Romaine Heilger was taking the stand - as witness for the prosecution ...

Book Quiz (Aug 19)

• Dell Publishing Co., Inc
• Copyright: 1924, 1926, 1929, 1944, 1947, 1948
• Copyright: 1932 by The Curtis Publishing Co.
• First printing: April 1972
• Pg. 192

Quotes from the book:

• It came by the six-o'clock post. an illiterate scrawl, written on common paper and in a dirty envelope with the stamp struck on crooked.  pg 20
• " 'She is so strange in her manner I don't know what to make of it.' "  pg 66
• He felt that Somebody had been playing with him - playing with him like a cat with a mouse. Somebody must be laughing ...  pg 105

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ Name the title of this book?

~ Name another book title by this author?

Book Quiz (Aug 19)

Book Quiz (Aug 19)

• Dell Publishing Co., Inc
• Copyright: 1924, 1926, 1929, 1944, 1947, 1948
• Copyright: 1932 by The Curtis Publishing Co.
• First printing: April 1972
• Pg. 192

Quotes from the book:

• It came by the six-o'clock post. an illiterate scrawl, written on common paper and in a dirty envelope with the stamp struck on crooked.
• " 'She is so strange in her manner I don't know what to make of it.' "
• He felt that Somebody had been playing with him - playing with him like a cat with a mouse. Somebody must be laughing ...

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ Name the title of this book?

~ Name another book title by this author?

Answer to Book Quiz (Aug 12)

Answer to Book Quiz (Aug 12)

Can you:

~ Name the author?  Dorothea Donley

~ Name of the title of this book?  A Single Season

~ Name one other book title from this author?   A Doubting Lady

Dorothea Donley ~ A Single Season

Back Cover:

A COUNTRY BEAUTY BECOMES THE TALK OF THE TOWN ...

The daughter of an impoverished country parson, Carolina Weldon keeps order among her younger siblings with a kind and generous spirit, and enjoys the simple pleasure of family life that no amount of money could buy. Then her uncle, the elegant and urbane Lord Tufton, invites her to come to London.

In the Tufton household, Carolina's unaffected ways are a breath of fresh air to servants and high society alike. Only the vain and beautiful Lady Tufton is threatened by her fetching niece. Soon, amid the dizzying gaiety of the Season, Carolina finds herself caught between the flattering attentions of James Haverill and her attraction to his handsome, enigmatic cousin, Lawrence. Yet only by following her heart in a world of glitter and pretension can she hope to claim the greatest treasure of all - a gentleman's true love ...

Book Quiz (Aug 12)

• Regency
• Kensington Publishing Corp.
• Copyright 1997
• Zebra
• First printing, June 1997
• Pg. 222

Quotes from book:

• "Well, you cannot think it meant anything," objected his wife. "I saw them dancing with the Lessenover girl too."  pg 55
• Evidently Cedric was much truck with the generosity of this offer, for he thanked James several times, and volunteered to go at the first opportunity.  pg 78
• James thought if one must be a tenant-for-life, one could not ask for a more agreeable partner. He took her hand, kissed it, but did not let go.  pg 148

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ Name of the title of this book?

~ Name one other book title from this author? 

Answer to Book Quiz (Aug 5)

Answer to Book Quiz (Aug 5)

Can you:
~ Name the author?  Agatha Christie (writing as Mary Westmacott)
~ The title of this book?  The Rose and the Yew Tree
~ One other book published by this author?  Unfinished Portrait

Agatha Christie (Mary Westmacott) ~ The Rose and the Yew Tree

Back Cover:

Danger and Desire

Lovely Isabella Charteris trembled in the summer garden. For as long as she could remember, she had lived at Castle St. Loo. And for years she had believed she would marry Rupert. Handsome as a young god, he offered her everything she had ever wished for - love, security, the continuity of tradition, a happy marriage.

Would she really leave him now for John Gabriel, a man she had known less then three weeks? In Gabriel's arms, she felt more than passion. But what did he offer? Where would he lead her? And why couldn't she resist him - the man who was so charming, so ruthless ... an opportunist, a demon ... a hero, a saint.

Book Quiz (Aug 5)

• Mystery
• Dell Publishing Co., Inc
• Copyright, 1947
• First printing, July 1982
• Pg. 189

Quotes from the book:

• The lorry came at forty miles an hour out of the side road - there was no seeing or avoiding it - no failure in driving - no faulty reaction. The driver of the lorry was drunk, they told me afterwards - how little it matters why a thing happens!  pg 21
• But it was interesting to find a pocket of England where the old ideas still survived. The ruling class. The governing class. All such hateful phrases. And yet - be honest - something in them?  pg 43
• I knew what his wife's mind was. It was probably his criterion for judging other people's.  pg 103

Can you:
~ Name the author?
~ The title of this book?
~ One other book published by this author?

Book Quiz (Aug 5)

Book Quiz (Aug 5)

• Mystery
• Dell Publishing Co., Inc
• Copyright, 1947
• First printing, July 1982
• Pg. 189

Quotes from the book:

• The lorry came at forty miles an hour out of the side road - there was no seeing or avoiding it - no failure in driving - no faulty reaction. The driver of the lorry was drunk, they told me afterwards - how little it matters why a thing happens!
• But it was interesting to find a pocket of England where the old ideas still survived. The ruling class. The governing class. All such hateful phrases. And yet - be honest - something in them?
• I knew what his wife's mind was. It was probably his criterion for judging other people's.

Can you:
~ Name the author?
~ Name of the title of this book?
~ Name one other book title from this author? 

Answer to Book Quiz (July 29)

Answer to Book Quiz (July 29)

Can you:

~ Name the author?   Phylis Warady

~ The title of this book?   The Persistent Suitor

~ One other book published by the author?     Scandal's Daughter

Phylis Warady ~ The Persistent Suitor

Back Cover:

A GENTLEMAN WITH A PROPOSAL

Fleeing the ton and his creditors, man-about-town Archie Brainridge is hiding out in the country when his godfather makes him an unexpected offer: if Archie gives up wagering and becomes leg-shackled to a respectable wife, the wealthy earl will make him his heir. Archie can think of only one woman who might accept him: the uncommonly pretty, unhappily penniless Isabella Cox, who is certain to say yes to the only proposal he is ever likely to receive...

A LADY WITH A PREFERENCE

But the lady says no. Despite her secret tendre for the wayward Archie, Isabella finds his proposal singularly unromantic and his reputation an outrage. Now she is off to London for her long-awaited coming-out. Wherever Isabella goes - from Almack's to the opera, from White's to Hyde Park - her persistent suitor is there to woo her. But he'll never win her hand ... unless he reforms his ways and risks his heart on the greatest gamble of all - love!

Book Quiz (July 29)

• Regency
• Zebra Book
• 252 pg
• Copyright: 1995
• Printed: April 1995
• Kensington Publishing Corp.

Quotes from the book:

• Her hands flew to her hair in a futile attempt to comb stray blond tendrils back into line. “I must slip up to my room and change.”   pg 28
• Her ladyship laughed. “Off with you, infant, so I may ready myself for today's shopping excursion.”   pg 85
• “Aye, my pocket watch. I was wearing it when I stopped to chat with your aunt this afternoon in the park. You may have seen it dangling from my waistcoat pocket.”   pg 141

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of this book?

~ One other book published by the author?

Book Quiz (July 29)

Book Quiz (July 29)

• Regency
• Zebra Book
• 252 pg
• Copyright: 1995
• Printed: April 1995
• Kensington Publishing Corp.

Quotes from the book:

• Her hands flew to her hair in a futile attempt to comb stray blond tendrils back into line. “I must slip up to my room and change.”
• Her ladyship laughed. “Off with you, infant, so I may ready myself for today's shopping excursion.”
• “Aye, my pocket watch. I was wearing it when I stopped to chat with your aunt this afternoon in the park. You may have seen it dangling from my waistcoat pocket.”

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of this book?

~ One other book published by the author?

Answer to Book Quiz (July 22)

Answer to Book Quiz (July 22)

Can you:

~ Name the author?     Agatha Christie

~ The title of this book?    The Man In The Brown Suit

~ One other book published by the author?    Elephants Can Remember

Agatha Christie ~ The Man in the Brown Suit

Back Cover:

Anne Beddingfeld is a nice English girl looking for a bit of adventure. But she stumbles upon more than sh bargained for! A beautiful ballet dancer is brutally murdered in a London mansion. A fabulous fortune in diamonds has vanished. And now, aboard the luxury liner Kilmorden Castle, mysterious strangers pillage her cabin and try to strangle her. What are they looking for? Why should they want her dead? Lovely Anne is last person on earth suited to solve this mystery ... and the only one who can!

Book Quiz (July 22)

• Mystery
• Berkley Book
• 228 pg
• Copyright: Dodd, Mead & Co. 1924; renewed in 1952
• Printed: Dodd, Mead 1924; Dell April 1981; Berkely February 1984

Quotes from the book:

• “Take away the overcoat, the beard and the eye glasses, and there wouldn't be much to know him by.” grumbled the inspector. “He could alter his appearance easy enough in five minutes if he wanted to – which he would do if he's the swell pickpocket you suggest.”  pg 25
• “There's a terrible smell in your cabin, miss. What it is, I'm sure I can't think, but I doubt if you'll be able to sleep here. There's a deck cabin up on C deck, I believe. You might move into that just for the night, anyway.”  pg 53
• I had no further difficulty in carrying out my plans. I found a small hovel in a back street, got a room there, paid a deposit as I had no luggage with me, and went placidly to bed.  pg 129

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of this book?

~ One other book published by the author?

Who Said It?

The present becomes the past

The past becomes history

Our future becomes yesterday

Yesterday is gone

Tomorrow is today

Today is now

Who said it?

Book Quiz (July 22)

Book Quiz (July 22)

• Mystery
• Berkley Book
• 228 pg
• Copyright: Dodd, Mead & Co. 1924; renewed in 1952
• Printed: Dodd, Mead 1924; Dell April 1981; Berkely February 1984

Quotes from the book:

• “Take away the overcoat, the beard and the eye glasses, and there wouldn't be much to know him by.” grumbled the inspector. “He could alter his appearance easy enough in five minutes if he wanted to – which he would do if he's the swell pickpocket you suggest.”
• “There's a terrible smell in your cabin, miss. What it is, I'm sure I can't think, but I doubt if you'll be able to sleep here. There's a deck cabin up on C deck, I believe. You might move into that just for the night, anyway.”
• I had no further difficulty in carrying out my plans. I found a small hovel in a back street, got a room there, paid a deposit as I had no luggage with me, and went placidly to bed

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of this book?

~ One other book published by the author?

Book Quiz (July 15)

Book Quiz (July 15)

• Regency
• 223 pages
• Publisher ~ Zebra Books
• Copyright ~ 1997, Published ~ June 1997
• Published ~ Kensington Publishing Corp.

Quotes from the book:

• Cassie's blue eyes had darkened and looked larger than ever against the porcelain whiteness of her face. Her perfectly formed lips parted slightly as she gasped from the shock of nearly being run-down. Trembling from the near miss, she clutched her sister's arm.
• She rose and paced, her hand clenching her handkerchief so tightly her fingers turned white. “And now this girl … I have heard she quite beautiful. Is it true?”
• Below stairs, Johnny entered the parlor, and glared at Cassandra as though everything were her fault. He flung himself into a chair and announced, “Well, the fat's in the fire now. What are are we to do?”

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of this book?

~ One other book published by the author?

Book Quiz (July 8)

Book Quiz (July 8)

• Regency
• 254 pages
• Publisher ~ Zebra Books
• Copyright ~ 1995, Published ~ February 1995
• Published ~ Kensington Publishing Corp.

Quotes from the book:

• Looking at it, it was impossible to tell if it was a white animal with patches of brown, or possibly a bay splashed with white. It stood splay-footed, motionless as a statue carved from stone, its head hanging and eyes closed, apparently asleep.
• Geoff had an uncomfortable feeling he'd made an error. He tried to carry it off, hoping the man would think him eccentric. “Let us say it is a whim.” He tossed over a whole half-crown, the first coin he got his hand on, and knew for sure the innkeeper thought him insane, but it couldn't be helped.
• They began a thorough search for secret hiding holes, loose stones, or projecting carvings that might turn or press in to release the mechanism of a drawer or trapdoor. At the end of nearly an hour, they met at the back of the vault, having found no treasure hidden among the dozen coffins. Only dust, dead leaves blown in by the wind, and tattered cobwebs; even the spiders had departed.

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of this book?

~ One other book published by the author?

Answer to Book Quiz (July 1)

Answer to Book Quiz (July 1)

Can you:

~ Name the author?    Agatha Christie

~ The title of the book?   Appointment with Death

~ One other book that the book the published?   The Boomerang Clue

Agatha Christie - Appointment-Death-Hercule-Poirot-Mystery

Back cover:

"You see, don't you, that she's got be be killed?"

These were ominous words for Hercule Poirot overhear  on his first night in Jerusalem. And when a holiday tour of the Holy Land ends abruptly with murder, the words come back to haunt the legendary detective. The victim, Mrs. Boynton, had taken such pleasure in inflicting misery on her own family that everyone else on the tour had watched in horror as the tension built Many people had a motive for murder ... but the question is: which on was desperate enough to kill?

Book Quiz (July 1)

• Not a Regency...
• 212 pages
• Berkley Books
• Copyright - 1937,1938, 1965
• Published - Dodd, 1938; Dell, Oct. 1981; Berkley, Feb. 1984

Quotes from the book:

• The grotesque Budda like figure held out a fat hand for it, but as she took it her eyes, Dr. Gerard noticed, were on the boy's face. She gave a grunt, certainly no audible thanks. The position of her head shifted very slightly. The doctor saw that she was now looking hard at Sarah. Her face was quite impassive, it had no expression in it. Impossible to tell what was passing in the woman's mind.  pg. 13
• Sarah came down to find a big masterful woman with a rocking-horse nose whom she had already noticed in the hotel, outside the main entrance objecting fiercely to the size of the car.  pg. 61
• "I asked my mother if she wanted anything. A drink-tea, coffee, etc. She said no. Then I went to the marquee. None of the servants seemed to be about, but I found some soda water and drank it. I was thirsty. I sat there reading some old numbers of the Saturday Evening Post, I think I must have dozed off.  pg. 131

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of the book?

~ One other book that the book the published?

Book Quiz (July 1)

Book Quiz (July 1)

• Not a Regency...
• 212 pages
• Berkley Books
• Copyright - 1937,1938, 1965
• Published - Dodd, 1938; Dell, Oct. 1981; Berkley, Feb. 1984

Quotes from the book:

• The grotesque Budda like figure held out a fat hand for it, but as she took it her eyes, Dr. Gerard noticed, were on the boy's face. She gave a grunt, certainly no audible thanks. The position of her head shifted very slightly. The doctor saw that she was now looking hard at Sarah. Her face was quite impassive, it had no expression in it. Impossible to tell what was passing in the woman's mind.
• Sarah came down to find a big masterful woman with a rocking-horse nose whom she had already noticed in the hotel, outside the main entrance objecting fiercely to the size of the car.
• "I asked my mother if she wanted anything. A drink-tea, coffee, etc. She said no. Then I went to the marquee. None of the servants seemed to be about, but I found some soda water and drank it. I was thirsty. I sat there reading some old numbers of the Saturday Evening Post, I think I must have dozed off.

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of the book?

~ One other book that the book the published?

Answer to Book Quiz (June 24)

Answer to Book Quiz (June 24)

Can you:

~ Name the author?     Sheila Rabe

~ The title of the book?    An Innocent Imposter

~ One other book that the book the published?     The Adventuress

Not the correct book cover, but this by the same author

Back of the Book:

AN INNOCENT ENCOUNTER ~~ Forced to leave her governess position in undeserved disgrace, Miss Susan Layne wonders how she'll ever secure another post. Then, on the coach ride home, she meets Arabella Leighton, and heiress who is fleeing her overbearing guardian. The two women look remarkably alike...so Susan can hardly be held accountable when an accident lands her - literally - in the shoes of her new found friend...

AN ACCIDENTAL IMPOSTER ~~Irresponsible chit! Not that the Earl of Mayfield could really blame his ward for running away; the suitor he'd permitted to court Arabells was a rather unappealing sort. But to now claim that her name is Susan Layne and not his Arabella was simply to much! As for "Arabella," she was enjoying her new life in London...and beginning to like her handsome "guardian." What was an innocent imposter to do? Why, make him fall in love with her, of course!

Book Quiz (June 24)

Another Regency... :)

• Zebra Books
• First printing & copyright 1995 May
• 223 pages

Quotes from the Book:

• The air in the carriage was musty and tainted by previous passengers. Susan could smell the lingering scent of unwashed bodies, and a faint hint of vomit hung about the interior like an unpleasant prediction.   pg 13
• She found her ladyship in her sitting room, reading a copy of Miss Edgworth's Ormand. The countess turned her book over in lap and surveyed Susan.   pg 45
• Slowly, she sat up, then waited for her head to stop spinning in protest before rising to cross the floor and peep out the door. She looked down a long hallway with many other doors. Was she in some sort of inn?   pg 117

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of the book?

~ One other book that the book the published?

Book Quiz (June 24)

Book Quiz (June 24)

Another Regency... :)

• Zebra Books
• First printing & copyright 1995 May
• 223 pages

Quotes from the Book:

• The air in the carriage was musty and tainted by previous passengers. Susan could smell the lingering scent of unwashed bodies, and a faint hint of vomit hung about the interior like an unpleasant prediction.
• She found her ladyship in her sitting room, reading a copy of Miss Edgworth's Ormand. The countess turned her book over in lap and surveyed Susan.
• Slowly, she sat up, then waited for her head to stop spinning in protest before rising to cross the floor and peep out the door. She looked down a long hallway with many other doors. Was she in some sort of inn?

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of the book?

~ One other book that the book the published?

Answer to Book Quiz (June 17)

Answer to Book Quiz (June 17)

Can you:

~ Name the author?   Agatha Christie

~ The title of the book?   Murder In Three Acts

~ One other book that the book the published?   Appointment With Death

Agatha Christie ~ Murder in Three Acts

Back of Book:

The Reverend Stephen Babbington seldom imbibed, for for the glittering soiree given by renowned actor Sir Charles Cartwright, he indulged in a cocktail ... and fell over dead. Since there was no trace of poison and no motive for murder, the case was closed. Then an identical death at a London party with the same guest list presents Hercule Poirot with his most unusual mystery. In need of both clues and suspects, the masterful detective stages a dinner party of his own ... at which Death is the guest of honor.

Book Quiz (June 17)

Not a Regency this time.. :)

• A Berkley Book
• 230 pages
• copyrighted in 1934 & renewed in 1961
• first published by Dodd, Mead in 1934 & published again by Berkley in April 1984

Quotes from the book:

• And he looked with pleasure at the white building behind him, equipped with three bathrooms, hot and cold water in all the bedrooms, the latest system of central heating, the newest electrical fittings and a staff of parlor maid, housemaid, chef, and kitchen maid. Sir Charles' interpretation of simple living was, perhaps, a trifle exaggerated.   pg 7
• "Ah, no, I agree with you there. I was surprised for another reason. It seemed to me that Sir Charles had a particular reason for staying in Loomouth - a very charming reason. Eh, am I not right? The little demoiselle who calls herself, so amusingly, the egg?"   pg 49
• "Stephen was my father's curate. He was the first young man young man I saw when I came home from school. I fell in love with him and he with me. We were engaged for four years and then he got a living down in Kent and we were able to get married. Ours was a very simple love story, Sir Charles, and a very happy one."   pg 115

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of the book?

~ One other book that the book the published?