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09 December 2007, 09:55 PM
Doug Spaulding
Name the Ray Bradbury Story
quote:
Originally posted by philnic:

So now: Name this Bradbury story:

Which Bradbury story mentions the body of Lavinia being found?

Wouldn't be The Martian would it? I say that because it was more Tom being found masquerading as Lavinia.


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10 December 2007, 12:20 AM
dandelion
quote:
Originally posted by Doug Spaulding:
quote:
Originally posted by philnic:

So now: Name this Bradbury story:

Which Bradbury story mentions the body of Lavinia being found?

Wouldn't be The Martian would it? I say that because it was more Tom being found masquerading as Lavinia.


Are you talking about "The Whole Town's Sleeping," where Lavinia and Francine find the body of Elizabeth Ramsell?
10 December 2007, 02:50 AM
philnic
Yes, it's The Martian.

It is ACTUALLY Tom masquerading as Lavinia (or, to be more accurate, a Martian being seen as Tom and Lavinia and several other people), but a character in the story says that Lavinia's body has been found.

dandelion correctly points to another story with a Lavinia, but it's not Lavinia's body that gets found.

RB obviously liked the name Lavinia, and seems to have had a thing about bodies being found: The Martian, The Whole Town's Sleeping, The Lake, The Screaming Woman, Emissary.

So, Doug Spaulding, your turn!


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10 December 2007, 04:50 PM
dandelion
Gee, I hope it's okay for me to write a story with a character named Lavinia, in which a body is found.
10 December 2007, 05:52 PM
Doug Spaulding
quote:
Originally posted by philnic:
So, Doug Spaulding, your turn!

OK, an easy one, I'm afraid:

"Yes, oh my God, yes, yes, you got your blamed head!" she snapped, giving up. "Now, fetch me back my bat with the needle in his eye!"


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10 December 2007, 07:11 PM
Braling II
Invisible Boy?
(just off the top of my, uh, head)
10 December 2007, 07:48 PM
Doug Spaulding
quote:
Originally posted by Braling II:
Invisible Boy?

So it is.


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18 December 2007, 09:57 PM
Braling II
"They laughed, and with him holding her she felt so beautiful she knew their marriage had slipped her from her ugliness, like a bright sword from its case."
22 December 2007, 10:38 PM
Braling II
Anybody?
23 December 2007, 09:17 AM
philnic
This is probably wrong, but all I can think of is "Gotcha!"


- Phil

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24 December 2007, 09:23 AM
Braling II
Think again...
26 December 2007, 06:57 PM
kvk
I'm having fun reading everything and catching up since finding this forum yesterday. But...I confess this one has me defeated!
27 December 2007, 09:17 AM
Braling II
And I thought this would be an easy one!
I'll give a hint in a day or so. Great writing, though, isn't it?
28 December 2007, 02:13 PM
Braling II
No more tries?
Must I give a hint?
28 December 2007, 02:21 PM
kvk
I'm going to guess either A Graveyard for Lunatics or Let's All Kill Constance.