Stars Tennis Balls
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cathrineroseJust finished/threw aside two of the most impossible books I have ever picked up.
Stars Tennis Balls by Stephen Fry. Roman a clef to Count of Monte Cristo. Good read but irritatingly follows original plot in a very fill in the blanks way.
Edmond Dantès=Edward Maddstone:anagram
Monte Cristo=Simon Cotter:anagram
Mercedes=Portia:pun: Mercedes-Benz → Porsche
Noirtier:Blackrow:translated literally
Rue Heron becomes Heron Square
the Abbe (Faria)=the Babe (Fraser):semi:anagram
de Villefort=Oliver Delft:anagram
Fernand Mondego=Gordon Fendeman:anagram
Capt. Leclere=Paddy Leclare:homonym
Caderousse=Rufus Cade:translation: rousse = red = Rufus
Baron Danglars=Barson-Garland:anagram
Albert=Albert:same name; different languages
In Defense of Elitism by William A. Henry III. Interesting premise, previously seen in Screwtape Proposes a Toast that egalitarianism is an unsuitable method for running anything; especially politics and education, both of which should make their participants strive for excellence rather than making every-one reach the same standard. Rhetoric was unreadable however.
Stars Tennis Balls by Stephen Fry. Roman a clef to Count of Monte Cristo. Good read but irritatingly follows original plot in a very fill in the blanks way.
Edmond Dantès=Edward Maddstone:anagram
Monte Cristo=Simon Cotter:anagram
Mercedes=Portia:pun: Mercedes-Benz → Porsche
Noirtier:Blackrow:translated literally
Rue Heron becomes Heron Square
the Abbe (Faria)=the Babe (Fraser):semi:anagram
de Villefort=Oliver Delft:anagram
Fernand Mondego=Gordon Fendeman:anagram
Capt. Leclere=Paddy Leclare:homonym
Caderousse=Rufus Cade:translation: rousse = red = Rufus
Baron Danglars=Barson-Garland:anagram
Albert=Albert:same name; different languages
In Defense of Elitism by William A. Henry III. Interesting premise, previously seen in Screwtape Proposes a Toast that egalitarianism is an unsuitable method for running anything; especially politics and education, both of which should make their participants strive for excellence rather than making every-one reach the same standard. Rhetoric was unreadable however.
