A rather unnecessary quiz!

As if you do not have enough else to do this summer (you must be bored else you would not be reading this), here is a little quiz to test your literary knowledge.  If you do not pass, you'll have to repeat the seventh grade, so take this seriously.

1. "The time has come," the Walrus said, "to speak of many things.  Of sailing ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and Kings.  Of why the sea is boiling hot and whether pigs have wings."  Where does this rhetorical masterpiece come from?

2. In the Anne of Green Gables novels, it is mentioned that an acquaintance of our heroine would have enthusiastically agreed with her even if she had said she felt like a pelican of the wilderness.  Where on earth is a pelican of the wilderness found and what is it?

3. The phrase, 'water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink,' is a common misquote from a lengthy and bizarre poem.  What is the correct quotation and from whence does it come?

Pick up your pencils and begin......the answers are below:















Answers>>>>






1. "The Walrus and the Carpenter" by Lewis Carroll, found in Through the Looking Glass.

2. Psalm 102:6 KJV, "I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the dessert."  This is the cry of a person completely miserable and depressed.

3. 'Water, water, every where,
 And all the boards did shrink;
 Water, water, every where,
 Nor any drop to drink.'

from "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner."

How to catch a rhinoceros

I really have no idea, but it sounds like an interesting reality TV show or maybe it would be better if we all just found a good book!

A Random Quote

"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered."  G. K. Chesterton

A public service announcement

It is hot, very hot, so to avoid heat stroke, migraines, and the like, please feel free to indulge in a literary experience of your choice in a place of climactic comfort.  Thank you.

Fourth of July, must be time for a sale?

It is holiday time again folks (at least here in the states) which means we must be having a sale on lawn mowers, vacuums, shorts, and yes, even e-books!  The modern way to celebrate any holiday is to have a sale; I think we have forgotten what any holiday originally stood for, but now it means we get an additional 23% off of all socks and sneakers!

 So in the spirit of frivolous frivolity, go check out www.smashwords.com for their semi-annual e-books sale. 

My books are either free or 50% off, but you can probably find something far more interesting to read (and always free) over at projectgutenburg.