What Book Am I - Brain Teasers Message Board

Waugh's, "A Handful of Dust"?

Reply #961. Nov 10 12, 9:31 PM

Far more well known than that one. It has become an iconic work, and adults and children everywhere are familiar with the first part of its story because of a movie based on it.

Reply #962. Nov 10 12, 10:12 PM

tobyone

Fu Manchu?

Reply #963. Nov 11 12, 12:04 AM

Peter Pan?

Reply #964. Nov 11 12, 6:49 AM

Neither of them--the subject of the book might have been a real person, and historians still debate whether this noble person actually lived.

Reply #965. Nov 11 12, 7:43 AM

The Sword in the Stone?

Reply #966. Nov 11 12, 8:35 AM

That's the first part of the story, but the book's title as originally published was.......?

Reply #967. Nov 11 12, 9:14 AM

"Excalibur? "
"The Once and Future King" stories...

Reply #968. Nov 11 12, 9:25 AM

hmm, the Once and Future King is actually a tetralogy/compilation of previous works (including Sword and the Stone) and wasn't published in entirety until 1958, which puts it outside the range of the clue given to be published in the first half of the 20th century.

The Sword in the Stone (1938) is the actual (and sole) title of the book, but only if we're talking about the author T.H. White lol.

Is it a book about Merlin instead?

Reply #969. Nov 11 12, 1:26 PM

tobyone

The Winter King?

Reply #970. Nov 11 12, 1:59 PM

Then Jakeroo, you've got it---my edition has all four parts as 'The Once and Future King' with a copyright date of 1939. That overall title is what I was looking for. Your turn.

Reply #971. Nov 11 12, 3:05 PM

if you have a copy in your hands that says a different date, then that's more than good enough for me.

Paul, you're up!

Reply #972. Nov 11 12, 5:03 PM

Nah, you knew it, and I was probably just too picky in expecting the overall title. I'm sure Paul doesn't care. You go, and I bet he figures it out first this round!

Reply #973. Nov 11 12, 6:35 PM

Ladies first...
:-)

Reply #974. Nov 11 12, 8:57 PM

Jake sent me a note insisting I take it, so who am I to disoey a lady?

OK - got one and it's in the non-fiction category, American author

Reply #975. Nov 11 12, 10:00 PM

"An Inconvenient Truth"?
(I'm hoping it isn't lol)

Reply #976. Nov 12 12, 12:41 AM

and p.s. as the last one was about Arthur, I'm very glad that chivalry hasn't completely died out yet. Paul, you are a gentleman.

Reply #977. Nov 12 12, 12:48 AM

tobyone

Is the author living?

Reply #978. Nov 12 12, 2:43 AM

Is it a biography?

Reply #979. Nov 12 12, 6:36 AM