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Roland
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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 3:10 am Post subject: |
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The author of Exemplary Novels is Miguel de Cervantes, better known as the author of Don Quixote.
New question: How many English translations of Don Quixote exist? Closest guess wins. |
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fleetp
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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 3:11 am Post subject: |
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Roland wrote: | The author of Exemplary Novels is Miguel de Cervantes, better known as the author of Don Quixote.
New question: How many English translations of Don Quixote exist? Closest guess wins. |
I'll guess 10. |
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Rusty Edge
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 5:14 am Post subject: |
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I'll guess 16. |
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Roland
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:26 am Post subject: |
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Rusty wins. According to Wikipedia there are 25 English translations of Don Quixote. |
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Rusty Edge
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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The site is crashing for me. |
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:23 am Post subject: |
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Rusty Edge wrote: | The site is crashing for me. |
Regarding the crashes/error message, I've sent an e-mail to the folks at hooked gamers. |
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Rusty Edge
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:25 am Post subject: |
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Well, I would have picked up on the Don Quixote references had I not been on vacation.
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A three volume novel by a Scotsman debuted in 1819-1820, and it was perhaps the groundbreaking historical fiction novel, due to it's success. It was subtitled "A Romance."
What was either the name of this novel or it's author? |
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Roland
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 1:39 am Post subject: |
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Robert Louis Stevenson? |
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Mr. Blue
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 2:01 am Post subject: |
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Sir Walter Scott? _________________ " ... the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder that we are so fond of it. " George Eliot |
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 3:55 am Post subject: |
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Mr. Blue wrote: | Sir Walter Scott? |
Sir Walter Scott or Ivanhoe are the answers I was looking for.
"It has also had an important influence on popular perceptions of Richard the Lionheart, King John, and Robin Hood. "
Your turn, Mr. Blue.[/b] |
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 3:47 am Post subject: |
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Who is credited with founding modern (that is, professional) nursing? _________________ " ... the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder that we are so fond of it. " George Eliot |
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 4:16 am Post subject: |
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Mr. Blue wrote: | Who is credited with founding modern (that is, professional) nursing? |
I'll guess Florence Nightingale. |
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 5:41 am Post subject: |
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That's the one. _________________ " ... the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder that we are so fond of it. " George Eliot |
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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Next question.
This woman was a teacher, then for a time worked as a clerk in the US Patent Office, then as a nurse in the American Civil War, where she earned the nicknames of the 'American Nightingale' and 'Angel of the Battlefield' .
She was the first president of the American Branch of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
What was her name? |
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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Clara Barton |
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