OT Non-crossword clue
John Dean
features in a series of novels and is also in a TV series.
Sharpe's mother was a prostitute in 19th century London and his father an
unknown client.
Cornwall has said that he "knows" who Sharpe's father is, that he is not a
historical figure and that the following riddle is a clue to his identity:
"Take you out, put me in and a horse appears in this happy person!"
It seems possible the father is a character in the series, but even without
that, would anyone care to guess at a possible name?
--
John Dean
Oxford
Peter T. Daniels
If he weren't a character in the series, and if he's not a historical
figure, then the puzzle would have no solution. If the character has
not yet been introduced, yet the author has set this puzzle, then the
author is being unfair to his readers. (Much as Agatha Christie
frequently is, so there's a sound tradition behind such behavior. When
her stories are translated to the screen, those holes are usually
plugged.)
Is the varying spelling Cornwell / Cornwall a clue?
Ed Enstrom
Eight letters long
Not a real person
Not one of his characters
Would have been old enough to father a child in 1777
Seems to indicate that it is a fictional character in a novel set in the latter half of the 18th century. Setting is
probably London.
Ed
Colin Blackburn
I read elsewhere that it was 8 letters but I don't know if that is correct.
It could be JOYOUS MAN with the YOU removed and ME put in. That gives
JOMESMAN which is pretty meaningless (to me) and not a horse. It might
be that ME and a horse, (A) NAG, (A) GG, etc., is added but I can't see
any obvious name even if I ignore the 8 letters.
Colin
John Dean
> On Jul 11, 7:55 am, "John Dean" <john-d...@fraglineone.net> wrote:
>> Richard Sharpe is a fictional character created by Bernard Cornwell.
>> He features in a series of novels and is also in a TV series.
>> Sharpe's mother was a prostitute in 19th century London and his
>> father an unknown client.
>> Cornwall has said that he "knows" who Sharpe's father is, that he is
>> not a historical figure and that the following riddle is a clue to
>> his identity:
>>
>> "Take you out, put me in and a horse appears in this happy person!"
>>
>> It seems possible the father is a character in the series, but even
>> without that, would anyone care to guess at a possible name?
>
>
No, regrettably - C'est pire qu'un crime, c'est une faute
--
John Dean
Oxford
Rodders
"John Dean" <john...@fraglineone.net> wrote in message
news:89tppl...@mid.individual.net...
Q: Wouldn't it be ironic if after years of ignominy, Richard Sharpe turned
out to be the son of an aristocrat?
BC: What I've always thought, privately, but have never put into print until
this moment, is that Sharpe's father (horror) was a bloody Frog! A Frenchman
on the razzle in England. But I don't think that can be right, and, just in
case it is, I think Sharpe's parentage is best left a mystery.
Peter T. Daniels
> Gleaned from Cornwell's web site:
>
> Eight letters long
> Not a real person
> Not one of his characters
> Would have been old enough to father a child in 1777
>
> Seems to indicate that it is a fictional character in a novel set in the latter half of the 18th century. Setting is
> probably London.
That might point to A Tale of Two Cities.
Or would he be fiendish enough to take a character from something no
one reads these days?
Probably not contemporary fiction -- England seems to have had a
dearth of lasting novels between the earlier 18th c. and Jane Austen?
Of course if _modern_ historical novels are possibilities, all bets
are off.
> John Dean wrote:
> > Richard Sharpe is a fictional character created by Bernard Cornwell. He
> > features in a series of novels and is also in a TV series.
> > Sharpe's mother was a prostitute in 19th century London and his father an
> > unknown client.
> > Cornwall has said that he "knows" who Sharpe's father is, that he is not a
> > historical figure and that the following riddle is a clue to his identity:
>
> > "Take you out, put me in and a horse appears in this happy person!"
>
> > It seems possible the father is a character in the series, but even without
> > that, would anyone care to guess at a possible name?-
joyjo...@gmail.com
David Akenhead
nancyr...@gmail.com
David A
> What about a character from Voltaire?