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A Literary Puzzle: Snippets from Classic Book Covers


Just for fun, I created a grid of nine snippets from iconic, classic, well-known book covers.

Think you know any of all of them? Leave your guesses in the comments below. I will post the answers in the next day or two.

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4 Responses to “A Literary Puzzle: Snippets from Classic Book Covers”

  1. avatar
    Harold Tucker September 6, 2012 at 9:07 am

    The middle three:
    To Kill a Mockingbird
    Slaughterhouse Five
    Gone with the Wind

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    Beth Carswell September 13, 2012 at 4:23 pm

    Right you are, Harold – try the other six! You can do it!

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    James O'Sullivan September 14, 2012 at 2:16 am

    OK, I’ll do the bottom three – Brave New World, 1984, The Sun Also Rises. A Clockwork Orange is top right.

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    Beth Carswell September 25, 2012 at 2:48 pm

    You’ve got them, James – only two left!

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