Bookishness

[lareinenoire]

So, the rules are, "take the closest book to you, look at page 123, and post the fifth sentence on that page. Don't look around for the coolest book nearby, just take the CLOSEST."

Well.

I have nine books on my desk and seventeen sitting on the floor next to the desk. I'll stick to the desk then. For the sake of time. ;)

1. "With thy black mantle till strange love grown bold"

2. "I would not have your free and noble nature"

3. No fifth sentence on p. 123.

4. "As they had reason to be."

5. "Indeed, my father is sending me to escort her here and I can assure you that I shall pay every attention to her security and comfort."

6. "Why are you moved?"

7. "How can you not remember?"

8. "I would be beholden to you, my lord, if you did."

9. "From Calais he walked to Rheims, via Ardres and Cambrai."

::grins::

7-9 were part of my lovely birthday box from atropos333.
5-6 were part of my lovely birthday box from rosamund.

Comments

[atropos333.livejournal.com]

"To conspire to defraud the United States means primarily to cheat the government out of property or money, but it also means to interfere with or obstruct one of its lawful governmental functions by deceit, craft, or trickery, or at least by means that are dishonest."

From that blockbuster, bestselling book Federal Jury Practice and Instructions.

Yes. I am at work right now ;-P

-Atropos

[a-t-rain.livejournal.com]

OK, I recognize Romeo and Juliet and Othello, but I'm completely stumped by the rest (and #5 and #9 sound maddeningly familiar, but I can't for the life of me figure them out). Some hints, please?

[lareinenoire.livejournal.com]

Hmm...let me see if I can remember now...new books on the desk and all.

5 is the second book in a YA fantasy series.

9 is a biography of a certain playwright I fangirl shamelessly.

4 also features the playwright in question, but in weird AU form.

6 features him in non-AU form

(do we sense a theme?)

7 and 8 are completely unrelated to said playwright and I have absolutely no idea how to hint at either of them...I'll think of something.