Author: Paul

Margaret Laurence is considered one of, if not THE, preeminent authors of Canada. Her series of novels are set in the fictional town of Manawaka, Manitoba, which is a proxy for her home town of Neepawa.

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Those who ventured into the “True North Strong and Free” included:

• Glenmorren
• Lighthouse
• Paul Voestermans
• Martin de Bock

and after the hint:

• Phil Ower
• Graham Hedley

And this ends the literary series. We hope you enjoyed it.

Series crowns go to Lighthouse, Paul Voestermans, and Martin de Bock , all with perfect scores. Honorable mention to Phil Ower, who only missed by 1 point, and that point coming on this contest.

Ok, before I start, I have to point this out. For this series, I’ve been trying to include a picture of first editions of the books being featured. When I looked this one up, I was somewhat taken back. I checked a couple of different sources and found the same image over and over again. Now, we all know that “Wuthering Heights” was written by Emily Brontë. “Jane Eyre” was written by Emily’s sister Charlotte Brontë. Could the publishers at Harper not tell the sisters apart? Did they figure that not two people could possibly have a last name with an e-umlaut from England? I have not found an explanation for this, but if someone knows, I’d love to hear what happened here.

Top Withins is an abandoned estate, a ruined farmhouse on a windy West Yorkshire plane. While there is no direct proof that this was the inspiration for the farmhouse, and it really doesn’t fit the description of the Wuthering Heights, it seems to be accepted as axiomatic from Brontë historians and fans that this is what Emily was thinking of while she wrote the novel. I guess if you put a plaque on something, it makes it true?!?!?

Those who found this before the hint were:

• Garfield
• hhgygy
• Walter_V_R
• Phil Ower
• Paul Voestermans
• Martin de Bock
• Philip Giles
• Gillian B
• krenek
• Kiribatian Jacob
• Eloy Cano
• Lighthouse
• Graham Hedley
• Борис Карлофф
• MC Solaar

And after the hint:

• Robin
• Chris Nason
• Jeather

The Ides of March, 44BCE. Outside the Theatre of Pompey, Gaius Julius Caeser had just given a speech to the Senate. Then, all heck broke out.

According to a plaque placed there by Caesar’s adopted son and heir, Octavian, aka Augustus Caesar, This was the location of the assassination on that fateful March evening. This is where the Roman Republic died and the Roman Empire was born. And, according to the play above, this is where “Et tu, Brute?” was spoken.

Those who came to the Curia before the hint:

• Paul Voestermans
• Phil Ower
• Walter_V_R
• hhgygy
• Martin de Bock
• Garfield
• Ashwini Agrawal
• Graham Hedley
• Eloy Cano
• Lighthouse

And after the hint:

• mavidavu
• Kiribatian Jacob
• Hilde Lambeir