Book meme: the answers
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wellinghall1. The eyes behind the wide black rubber goggles were cold as flint. From a View to a Kill; my copy is in the collection Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories; Ian Fleming
2. My suffering left me sad and gloomy. Life of Pi; Yann Martel
3. The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn. The Portrait of Dorian Grey; Oscar Wilde![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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4. The blessed and ever glorious Virgin Mary, sprung from the royal race and family of David, was born in the city of Nazareth, and educated at Jerusalem, in the temple of the Lord. The Gospel of the Birth of Mary; my copy is in The Lost Books of the Bible
5. The great bell of Beaulieu was ringing. The White Company; Arthur Conan Doylewemyss
6. Imagine that you have to break someone's arm. The Gun Seller; Hugh Laurietree_and_leaf
7. The architecture of ancient Egypt has much to commend it - size, dignity and durability - but nevertheless it must be admitted that it is a trifle monotonous. Pillar to Post; Osbert Lancaster
8. Not since the Lord himself showed his stuff to Ezekial in the valley of dry bones had anyone shown such grace and skill in the reconstruction of animals from disarticulated skeletons. Wonderful Life; Stephen Jay Gould
9. After having been twice driven back by heavy south-western gales, Her Majesty's ship XXX, a ten-gun brig, under the command of Captain Fitz Roy, R.N., sailed from Devonport on the 27th of December, 1831. The Voyage of the Beagle; Charles Darwin Several people got the idea, although no-one actually gave the title and author
10. On a bright autumn day, as long ago as the year 943, there was a great bustle in the Castle of Bayeux in Normandy. The Little Duke; Charlotte M Yongejason_finch
2. My suffering left me sad and gloomy. Life of Pi; Yann Martel
3. The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn. The Portrait of Dorian Grey; Oscar Wilde
wemyss4. The blessed and ever glorious Virgin Mary, sprung from the royal race and family of David, was born in the city of Nazareth, and educated at Jerusalem, in the temple of the Lord. The Gospel of the Birth of Mary; my copy is in The Lost Books of the Bible
5. The great bell of Beaulieu was ringing. The White Company; Arthur Conan Doyle
wemyss6. Imagine that you have to break someone's arm. The Gun Seller; Hugh Laurie
tree_and_leaf7. The architecture of ancient Egypt has much to commend it - size, dignity and durability - but nevertheless it must be admitted that it is a trifle monotonous. Pillar to Post; Osbert Lancaster
8. Not since the Lord himself showed his stuff to Ezekial in the valley of dry bones had anyone shown such grace and skill in the reconstruction of animals from disarticulated skeletons. Wonderful Life; Stephen Jay Gould
9. After having been twice driven back by heavy south-western gales, Her Majesty's ship XXX, a ten-gun brig, under the command of Captain Fitz Roy, R.N., sailed from Devonport on the 27th of December, 1831. The Voyage of the Beagle; Charles Darwin Several people got the idea, although no-one actually gave the title and author
10. On a bright autumn day, as long ago as the year 943, there was a great bustle in the Castle of Bayeux in Normandy. The Little Duke; Charlotte M Yonge
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Date: 2009-01-14 02:59 pm (UTC)You know, I nearly posted the correct answer to 10, and then I thought, 'No, it can't possibly be.' Clearly I should have more faith in myself!
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Date: 2009-01-15 02:49 am (UTC)Incidentally, "From a View to a Kill" is the only Fleming I've managed to read all the way through (and, being a short story, that wasn't far!) without wincing over his ugly turns of phrase or ludicrous plot twists.