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wife. Mitty's wife represented the responsibilities of life which Mitty could not deal with.
overshoes and puppy biscuits. Mitty was ridiculed by a fellow shopper for exclaiming, 'Puppy biscuits!'
hairdresser. She was the original blue-haired old lady.
once a week. Mitty hates going to town.
fountain pen. I'm glad I wasn't that patient!
'Can Germany Conquer the World Through the Air?'. If you know the time period of the story, you would have been able to pick out the answer really quickly.
hotel armchair. None available.
firing squad. Back in five :).
Who inherits a title. Popenjoy is the secondary title... the heir assumes it before taking the full title when the holder dies.
| Which recent British Prime Minister said that 'The Little House at Allington' would be'my pick for the only novel I could have' if left on a desert island? | All About Anthony Trollope
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| In which novel, the first in the 'political' series, does an heiress nearly, but not quite, run off to be married to a 'no-account' adonis? | All About Anthony Trollope
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Can You Forgive Her?. Lady Glencora finally ends up with Plantagenet Palliser... the eventual Duke of Omnium.
| The discovery of the 'real' will and its dislosure (or not!) is the plot of which uncharacteristically psychological Trollope novel? | All About Anthony Trollope
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Uncle Henry. The heroine of Uncle Henry discovers the real will folded up between the pages of a book in the deceased's library... should she tell or should she not?
the Post Office. The invention of the 'little red post box'---the public mailbox--can be attributed to Trollope.
Orley Farm. The heroine of the novel must testify in court... A scene that led Trollope to expound on the viciousness of prosecuting attorneys.
John Caldigate. One of the few Trollope novels to spend any length of time outside of England, the Australian gold-field settings of 'John Caldigate' were pretty 'gritty' for Anthony Trollope.
Peter Berresford Ellis. Peter B. Ellis is an expert on the ancient Celts.
Kildare. Specifically, she is from the community of St. Brigid at Kildare. Cashel is Fidelma's birthplace, seat of the kings of Muman. Laigin is another of the five kingdoms of Ireland. Ros Ailithir is the site of the abbey that features in 'Suffer Little Children.'
Eadulf. Fidelma and Eadulf often spar on points of religious or theological differences between the Irish church and the Roman church. Yet, they are genuinely fond of each other.
Dalaigh. Fidelma is a qualified advocate of the law courts. The Tanaiste is the 'heir-apparant' to the king, while Fer-tighis and Aisteoir are titles for the steward and door-keeper, respectively.
Seventh century A.D.. The fifth century is the time of St. Patrick. Fidelma lived about 200 years after Patrick.
Red. For instance, in 'Suffer Little Children,' Fidelma makes her first appearance described with the following '...rebellious strands of red hair streaking from under the hood of her cloak across her broad forehead.' Such is typical of Tremayne's brief description of Fidelma's hair.
Rusty Sabich. Rusty Sabich (real name Rozat Sabich) is the chief deputy PA, the novel's central character and also narrates the story. Raymond Horgan is Rusty's {boss;} Dan Lipranzer is a policeman who is Rusty's best {friend;} Carolyn Polhemus is the lawyer whose death provides the novel's story.
Nat. He is called Nat, short for Nathanial. He provides rare moments of peace and innocence in the book.
Mathematics. She is studying theoretical mathematics at University which means time spent working on the mainframe there.
Night Saints. The Night Saints, led by an ex-con under the name of Harrukan ran drugs, crime and social activity in the Grace Street projects.
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