Use five titles to tell a story

(as first conceived by, and with the permission of, extrajoker)

The Thin Man with The Black Goatee was Obsessed with The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time until he found at least a Seven-per-cent Solution.

An Anonymous Lawyer did the Dance of Death and Deception by Making Faces. Too bad he had no clue that Nigella Bites.

Wow! That is fun! (But I never noticed how many of my titles contain colons/subtitles. Interesting.)

The Dog Who Bit a Policeman was A Little Yellow Dog. His owner said "Bad Dog, Marley, you won't get any Bones. I shouldn't have let you Off the Leash."

When The MasterButchers' singing club & The Monkey Wrench gang arrived at The Gathering the Ladies of the club hoped The Mammoth Cheese would last until Midnight Champagne

The Book Thief was found Guilty as Sin when news of The Betrayal and the Dear John letter reached the ears of the Grand Jury.

THE RED PONY was afraid OF MICE AND MEN. He wore the saddle with THE PEARL, as he ran EAST OF EDEN to eat GRAPES OF WRATH. (Can you tell I like John Steinbeck?)

Sam Spade had To Catch a Thief who had stolen The Maltese Falcon. He waited quietly to hear Footsteps in the Dark and captured The Burglar Who Thought He was Bogart.

Despite the rosy forecasts of The Pickwick Papers, The Old Curiosity Shop had fallen on Hard Times, forcing Little Dorrit to throw herself on the mercy of Our Mutual Friend.

(this is a poem that heals fish)

tina in the back seat
skinny legs and all
waiting for the weekend
waiting for the sky to fall

At Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Mrs. Kimble became spooked by The Shadow of the Wind. She feared it was The Ghost of Hannah Mendes, but it turned out to be only Ordinary Wolves.

The Man from the Diogenes Club asked Holmes and Watson to meet him at his Study in Scarlet. He asked them to go to The Valley of Fear to catch The Hound of the Baskervilles.

While serving Two Years Before the Mast upon the Wide Sargasso Sea, I, Claudius, witnessed The Caine Mutiny and said Goodbye to All That.

After Waiting for my date Forever, I wished for A Hole in the Earth to swallow me. Wanting to be Anywhere but Here, I took refuge Behind the Scenes at the Museum.

Pel and the Pirates landed on Treasure Island. They found The Message in the Hollow Oak. After digging deep Under the Persimmon Tree they discovered The Gold of Troy.

I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew on the shore of McElligot's Pool. So I hitched a ride on Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose and made it to the party for Yertle the Turtle in time to sing Happy Birthday to You!

A Group of Noble Dames were wandering through The Valley of the Horses when they ran into The Dollmaker. She told them that it was Ladies Night at Finbar's Hotel so they all took A Journey To Ixtlan since the women agreed that a half-price drink is A Thing of Beauty

The People of Darkness were Hunting Badger when they came upon The Fallen Man. Despite The Wailing Wind they took him to the Dance Hall of the Dead.

If on a winters night a traveler Take(s) the Cannoli, Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs To the Lighthouse On the Road, Run!

The Classic Car Killer was responsible for The Abandoned Car of Lost Lake, but after he stole 32 Cadillacs he decided to take Driving Lessons. Unfortunately, for him, there was an accident, and he was found Dead in the Driver's Seat.

In the Heat of the Night at The Teahouse of the August Moon, we played Games to Keep the Dark Away until The Uninvited Countess was the Death of the Party.

Robinson Crusoe was Marooned on one of The Happy Isles of Oceania but he managed very nicely with the help of Friday's Child. One day a Bush Pilot landed and offered to rescue him, but Strange Robby had a developed a Fear of Flying so he and Friday's Child remained Happily Ever After living Up Island in The Red Tent.

(It's more than 5 but I couldn't help myself).

The scene was a Picnic At Hanging Rock underneath a Jacaranda Blue when Along Came A Spider and sensing a Clear And Present Danger the family scattered North And South.

Dick and Jane were worried that Mother Teresa would be upset because the Scruffy, Scruffy Dog left The Black Paw prints all over The Little House on the Prairie.

Professor Martens' Departure was A Foregone Conclusion. The whole town knew that his wife had been sneaking off to The House Behind the Cedars, Playing the Harlot with The Brothers Karamazov.

The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog went to visit Coyote. He served Old Bones for the dog, The Dirty Duck for the crocodile, and The Fallen Sparrow for the snake. He himself feasted on the White Rabbit.

Lily White was walking along Main Street and ran into Daisy Miller. Where have you been After All These Years? they asked each other. Each had a long story to tell, so they went for Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.

The Little Sister approached Pope Joan and asked about the Pigs in Heaven. Joan responded, "You must remember there are Beauty in the Beasts and they are The Animals in that Country."

Jane Eyre lived Forever and a Day on her small Animal Farm near Middlemarch before she grew tired of the Petty Bourgeois

Dear American Airlines,

You suck! You took this airline and let it rot. You have nickel and dimed your customers to death, and your food tastes like poop.

The troublesome offspring of Cardinal Guzman ran naked through the jungle until they reached Villa Incognito, where they found drunk natives half asleep in frog pajamas.

For one more day, the hours pass slowly as I lay dying on this cold mountain covered with silent snow.

The Honourable Schoolboy asked The Powers that Be if he could attend The Kalahari Typing School for Men. They gave permission after deciding it would be Mostly Harmless for him to attend. His first day he overslept and arrived Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas.

OK, levy the fine---I simply couldn't limit myself to five.

Kate Vaiden and several other Excellent Women were enjoying a luncheon of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe when Mildred Pierce showed up, Looking for Rachel Wallace. "That woman is My Mortal Enemy" declared Olive Kitteridge grimly. "She wore my White Boots To the Lighthouse One Morning in Maine, and when she came back, they were full of Holes. I had hoped to Forget About It And Never See her Again." "I'm sorry you feel that way about My Cousin Rachel," Mildred said sadly. "I see she is no longer a part of your Circle of Friends". "I suppose I should leave you Most Wise and Valiant Ladies and take The Train Now Departing. I shall find Rachel Elsewhere, Perhaps." And so Mildred left the Literary Women who by now were Eating Cake.

No fine, laytonwoman, but your story is quite fine!!

The Night Manager at The House of the Seven Gables answered the door and welcomed The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. "Do you have Hot Drinks for Cold Nights: Great Hot Chocolates, Tasty Teas & Cozy Coffee Drinks?" he asked. "Yes, you may order one Later, at the Bar.

After the Fall, before The Dead of Winter, we felt The Call of the Wild urging us to leave. So we took to the Blue Highways on a Journey to Nowhere.

Once Upon a Time in the North The Man who was Thursday Died on a Rainy Sunday And in the Morning was Buried by Breakfast

The Shadow Dancer was Dancing in the Dark, enjoying the Serenade. When the Dancing Stops there were Thirteen at Dinner And the Band Played On.

The Wayward Bus barreled Out of Control down the Coast Road towards The House in Amalfi. Fortunately, A Man Called Peter who was a passenger on the bus averted disaster by applying the brakes. Otherwise, that Sanctuary in Paradise would have been a Bleak House indeed.

It was A Summer of Discontent during which A Wicked Deed was planned. An Unholy Alliance engaged in A Conspiracy of Violence until they were caught by The Hand of Justice.

Daisy Miller, dressed To The Nines met Grandmother and the Priests at Northanger Abbey where they found The Body in the Library.

The American Detective was pursuing The Case of the Stuttering Bishop. He meant to take the Night Train to Memphis, but unfortunately was On the Wrong Track. So he failed to locate The Bishop at the Lake.

Melusine was A Companion to Wolves on the Medicine Road with the Seven Wild Sisters who had Promises to Keep.

The Stranger At the Wedding in Gorky Park watched The Rosary Bride carrying a Red Chrysanthemum and The Last Kashmiri Rose walk up the Steps to the Altar.

After the Quake, Adam Bede was out running After Dark, All Around Town trying to remember when life had been full of All Things Bright and Beautiful.

At the Halloween Party, The Man Who Cast Two Shadows stole a Venetian Mask fromThe Hero With A Thousand Faces. He was apprehended by The Man Who Never Was, but in the confusion, The Forgotten Smile was Left Behind .

Dog Lady and the Cuban Swimmer dove Off the Deep End and swam through The Wine-Dark Sea. Unfortunately, they were swimming along The Frozen Coast and suffered from Unnatural Exposure.

Go Ask Alice, Tiny Alice : "Alice, Let's Eat Lobster, Alice." "Dangerously, Alice." ! -- The End of Alice

As I walked out one midsummer morning I heard the owl call my name. An indecent proposal, as it seemed to me. Reader, I married him.

#48 -- genius!!

The Kingsbridge Plot was uncovered by The High Constable. In order to prevent Blood on the Street he had to stop The Big Killing at The House on Mulberry Street.

The Beginning. The Situation. Conflict. Resolution. The End.

(OK, it's a bit abstract!)

Mr. Pipes and the British Hymn Makers were Running out of Time to cross Beyond the Valley of Thorns in order to save The Magician's Nephew from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. They succeeded of course.

That's fun! I didn't know you could do that!

The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep was counting sheep when he discovered a Wolf in Sheeps Clothing. The Big Bad Wolf was found to have Three Bags Full of stolen wool, so was Hanged for a Sheep.

Faro's Daughter has A Morbid taste for Bones. When Death Comes for the Archbishop, She's Leaving Home for a Skull Session.

Clarissa, Roxana, Jane Eyre, and Lolita are the newest members of The Persian Pickle Club.

Lord Jim, Mr. Blue, David Copperfield and Billy Bathgate are all attending The Kalahari Typing School for Men.

The Plague Maiden lived in The House of Shadows. Sometimes she visited The Bone Garden, tho she thought it was A Cursed Inheritance. When she died she was buried in An Unhallowed Grave.

THE TIME TRAVELLER'S WIFE was also THE BOOK THEIF she stole THE THIRTEENTH TALE and went back to WUHTERING HEIGHTS where she had A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

The Doorbell Rang. I answered.
"I, Libertine," he said.
I shook my head, and answered, "It Can't Happen Here. The Hotel New Hampshire?"
He smiled. Farewell, My Lovely.

The Woman in White met Oedipus on the Road. They shared Crazy Kisses. "Marry Me, Cowboy" she moaned. He paused, then demanded, "Are You My Mother?"

#60 - LOL

#60 very cute

Bimbos of the Death Sun were reading The Anthology at the End of the Universe. Eventually the Girl with a Pearl Earring complained that she had been too long Out of the Sun and had reached her Freezing Point.

She Walks These Hills, These High, Green Hills, Without Remorse but sometimes Wishes there was still A Light in the Window.

#63 Lovely.

Katherine entered the Crystal Cave so she could privately ensue in The Birth of Venus, The Naming obviously by A Bride Most Begrudging.

When We were Orphans, Our Spoons Came from Woolworth's. We longed to visit The Magic Toyshop, but being Wise Children, we settled for The Comfort Found in Good Old Books.

Jane Eyre could even now, at Twilight, see the star of the morning. What a great and terrible beauty it was to behold!

After dark, by the light of my father's smile, the bookseller of Kabul listens as I share my dreams of russian summers and we all wish our lives were more than a book of disquiet.

Their Vile Bodies shuddered, imagining the Disgrace of being found in that Study in Scarlet eating Chocolat and being thereafter Atomised.

I Sighed at the Sea and the Sea Sighed Back at Me as I read the Message in the Bottle.
"Out of the Deep I Cry, this is such A Wild and Lonely Place. I Wish You Were Here."

The Prince and the Prophet met at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Drinking Black Wine and singing Songs of Earth and Power, they ended up totally Hammered.

One Day I Saw A Black King. He asked me, Whatever Happened To Daddy's Little Girl. I told him that she became Great Sky Woman. He seemed pleased, and replied," of course you are, your mother is the Queen of Harlem". We walked hand in hand to a land Far Beyond the Stars.

The Hoplites took from Achilles His Armour stolen from The Acropolis and its Museum, muttering All Shall be Well and All Shall be Well; and All Manner of things Shall be Well if only we could do Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day.

Lost in a Good Book at the Lunatic Cafe in Salem's Lot makes me a Stranger in a Strange Land on This Side of Paradise.

The Black Angel came riding upon The Black Wave. He came bearing The Book Of Lost Things as he proclaimed, "The Bad Men are coming".l The angel's search for The Last Innocent Man found him Living Dead in Dallas.

When I made Contact with my friends, Kindred spirits who love to read, they told me.."Sugar, you'd better start reading more or you'll be Left Behind". I said to them, don't worry. I'll be reading until Judgement Day!

sorry, last book didn't highlight:

When I made Contact with my friends, Kindred spirits who love to read, they told me.."Sugar, you'd better start reading more or you'll be Left Behind". I said to them, don't worry. I'll be reading until Judgement Day!

I like that.

The Lord God Made Them All and said the Lion in the Valley was Mostly Harmless until The last Camel Died at Noon in The Shadow of the Lion.

Sorry, more than five here, but I got carried away by the story.

The evening of the Solstice, Moon Tiger stalked the Ungrateful Garden, hoping To Kill a Mockingbird. "Plant This!" The Stone Angel cried, and the tiger fled, fearful of The Night Life of Trees.

I guess this counts as three entries:

More than ten years had passed since Marlowe had left The Little Town on the Prairie and yet nothing seemed to have changed, not even The Blonde on the Street Corner outside Smoky Joe's Cafe. He went into Joe's, choosing a booth where he could eye the blonde through the grimy Rear Window. She was A Swell-Looking Babe. But he was here to do a job, A Dirty Job . Fortune's Bastard, that's what he was, coming back to this dump. Still, he wouldn't be here long; all he had to do was go to The White Hotel, Shoot the Piano Player, and catch The Night Train to Memphis. Or Train to Hell, depending on how you looked at it. The waitress appeared, a worn, buxom redhead; A Hell of a Woman once, by the look of her.
"What'll You Have, sport?" she asked.
"A Scrumptious Sundae, chocolate sauce on the side. And don't be stingy, baby."

#82 That one's a Killer, aguntherc. Your Hitman sounds a lot like a Gumshoe I read about Once Upon a Winter's Night. He probably got the chance to indulge in a Big Sleep on the train, if that sundae didn't give him Heartburn.

It sounds like that American Detective was Dying for Chocolate, unless he was really looking for A Feast of Crime. But before he asks for a Cinnamon Kiss from that waitress, he better remember that Sweet Women Lie.

God, The Master and Margarita were going to join The Boys on the Bus. The bus driver stopped them at the door. "Hold Tight" he said, "She can come in, but you guys need to stay outside. No Gods, No Masters. That's policy."

The Blind Assassin set A Trap for Fools and committed The Maine Massacre because the victims were Stupid White Men who couldn't quote any Sonnets from the Portuguese.

The Wyrd Sisters were The Inheritors but, as often happens, where Money is concerned Things Fall Apart resulting in Misery.

Billy Strobe thought he was Above the Law. When The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo arrived, he finally realised without a Shadow Of A Doubt, that he too would soon be Gone for Good.

In Case We're Separated, remember to meet at The Crossing. Beware of A Dangerous Woman who has set up Housekeeping near the pasture of All the Pretty Horses.

The Great Black Kanba was Chasing the Devil's Tail across the Dead Sand when a Spectre arose and it found itself Under the Dragon's Tail.

Quite Early One Morning I Took my Frog to the Library. All Day Long We Read to Discover about Bugs.

The Highway Cats were Punished by Me and the Pumpkin Queen for fighting in the Lemonade War in The Middle of Somewhere.

Miranda the Great was on Winter Holiday. One day she recieved The Postcard from Detectives in Togas; it led her to The Maze of Bones.

As The Tempest raged over the Landscape of Lies, we had to Lie in the Dark and look To the Lighthouse for the Glancing Light of The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana.

Little Women met Under the Lilacs. They discussed the matter of Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague. It was a curious, mysterious, ill-timed matter, but Jane Eyre and her friends claimed "We didn't Mean to Go to Sea!"

The Ship Who Sang sailed to the Mysterious Island because Captain Hornblower wanted To Catch a Pirate Who Stole the Wizard of Oz

Peter Duck was the only one who Understood Betsy. He was the only one who understood how The First Four Years of her life had been spent in All-of-a-Kind Family and how they had been ruined by The Secret of the Ruby Ring.

Manga theme:

Her Majesty's Dog told InuYasha to find the Silver Diamond From Far Away and check if it was a Fake.

Incognito Mosquito, Private Insective Zapped The Cat in the Hat and sent him on a Journey to the River Sea to find The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins

Harriet the Spy had received One False Note concerning The Mystery of the Roman Ransom thus far; now all she had to go on was The Star of Kazan and The Pearls of Lutra.

Harriet Hume and Mary Lavelle, gazing out Beyond the Glass at The Stone Angel, wondered Who was Changed and Who was Dead.

The Girl who played with fire got sidetracked but the ice princess went fishing in Utopia. That's a Rough Guide to Sweden

The Girl who played with fire got sidetracked but the ice princess went fishing in Utopia. That's a Rough Guide to Sweden

Ali and Nino went to A City in Winter over The Bridge to Terabithia and drank Dandelion Wine and ate Italian Food.

We Need to Talk About Kevin. There was an Uprising at the Hotel Pastis when he threw Green Eggs and Ham at Rebecca.

LOL, pbadeer

Emily's Runaway Imagination got her in a lot of trouble. Like the time she said she saw Detectives in Togas wandering in The Maze of Bones, suffering from the Chocolate Fever which they had gotten from Anastasia: the Last Grand Duchess.

Growing Up On the Banks of Plum Creek, Christine always had a Fear of Flying. So, she had to travel On a Pale Horse.

On A Passage to India, Coraline and Eva Luna, The Deadly Duo, contemplated the Sweet Danger of escaping their families.

The Man without a Face found a Skeleton Key floating in Black Water in The Rivers of Zadaa After the Storm

"No Nice Girl Swears," the old woman scolded , releasing the twins from The Corner That Held Them. "But Cousin Rosamund, You Just Don't Understand!" they cried. "Love is Hell!"

The Question of Max was, "Why has there been No Word from Winifred? Is it because I expressed Honest Doubt that she was An Imperfect Spy? In the Last Analysis that would be Poetic Justice."

At The Villa Rose, one Crimson Eve, A Damsel in Distress ordered Roast Beef, Medium as was the Custom of the Country.

While Other People Sleep, Edwin of the Iron Shoes avoided the Wolf in the Shadows and found The Cheshire Cat's Eye in A Wild and Lonely Place.

Things Fall Apart in Sophie's World when The Kraken Wakes in The Chamber of Secrets suffering from The Andromeda Strain

The Fire Maiden was Dancing the Seas After the Dancing Days were over, watching A Murder for Her Majesty executed by The Sword Thief.

The Book Thief was Caught Stealing Too Close to Home and was Proven Guilty when his only defence was to state that A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away.

A Clutch of Vampires inhabits The Dark Range . She Walks These Hills, unaware that a Touch of Evil stalks The Innocents Abroad.

Go Ask Alice why The Missing Girl was Outside Playing in Traffic Across From Indian Shore.

To my Ex:

You need to accept that Things Fall Apart and this is The End of the Affair. You Never Let Me Go, even though hiding my suitcase only makes you seem more Emotionally Weird.

PS: Your Cat is Dead

LOL!

After John Henry was enticed by Highballs High Heels and stumbled through all his Classic Erotic Tales, he turned to The Book of Common Prayer when all his Legal Fictions failed him.

@Polyp:

O such woe! 'Tis The Thirteenth Tale of Troublesome Young Men that I have heard in a fortnight! Yay, do such tales render me Driven to Distraction! I beseech thee: Walk, nay, Run! from thine Ex and the putrid feline carcass unto happiness in The Land of Green Plums!

Fairy Theme:

The wicked lovely Gossamyr demanded a tithe from the summer knight to be paid to the blue girl.

The Liar was Dying to Tell about a Strip Tease he'd had from A Hell of a Woman but the only people he could find were some Turbulent Priests.

@120 Polyp, best one yet ;)

@123: Sicnar

That's genius! You've brightened up my snowy monday morning

@125: AHS-Wolfy

Thanks, love yours too :)

The Ladies Of Grace Adieu, we have always lived in the castle of the secret garden , where mystical ancient images can be sought amongst the trees during a walk in the woods.

The Detective Wore Silk Drawers for his Wedding Night, but there was a Murder at Government House, causing him to complain it was Rotten Apples that there was No Honeymoon for Death.

The Ghost of William Faulkner started a
Bar Code Rebellion. The Enemy was
Melvil Dewey.

This will be my first post in this thread. How about an additional wrinkle? Five or more titles by the same author. Mine are by Don Robertson, a relatively unknown writer, but a fine one.

My girlfriend Victoria and I spent The Three Days by Antietam Creek. The River and the Wilderness were The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread. We showered at night under Paradise Falls. I was still frightened to really bare my soul to another woman, devastated as I still was by my former fiancee's betrayal, a painful memory I still think of as Miss Margret Ridpath and the Dismantling of the Universe. But in that pristine setting, my girlfriend and I found a Mystical Union and I proposed to Victoria at Nine. I'll ask my brother Harv to be best man. So please Make a Wish that this will be a true marriage of soulmates.

{The Three Days} and {Miss Margret Ridpath and the Dismantling of the Universe} wouldn't come through in blue, but are two more of Robertson's novels.

The Man who Knew Coolidge was a Godseeker, but the best he could meet in this World, so Wide was Elmer Gantry They approached a church, having picked up a girl named Ann. Vickers came out and told them It Can't Happen Here!

Lorna Doone put her Cards on the Table and announced she was gong Dancing with the Virgins in The Mists of Avalon, where she died of Unnatural Exposure

#132 - I LOVE that one, haha!!

Pascal's Wager was that The Other Boleyn Girl would never make it to Uncle Tom's Cabin. If only she had used Common Sense and took the Faerie Path, instead.

The Royal Office of Master of the Horseʻs
master couldnʻt quite hear a Horse Whisperer
whispering, and shouted Speak up, you Tiny Fool!
but his Seabiscuit reminded him: I never fancied him, Anyway."

"The Royal Office of Master of the Horse" was
bracketed for printing in blue as a title (by Max M. Reese

The Girl Who Played with Fire scowled at The Ground Beneath Her Feet as he yelled, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, "Who Will Run the Frog Hospital When You Are Engulfed in Flames?!"

Far From the Madding Crowd, The Girl with a Pearl Earring Slept Away, While I was Gone: and I Laughed, I Cried, I Loved

Master Georgie committed A Perfect Crime on The End of the Pier Hand in Glove with The Man With the Golden Gun

Tender is the Night when An Ideal Husband gives me A Kiss to Remember but despite Prayers for the No Longer Young it's just A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony was truly An Affair to Remember. The Bride wore Black Leather...And He Looked Fabulous! Jesus Wept, but Mona Lisa Smiled a Little.

His was a Long Day's Journey into Night, down Riceyman Steps and into Hangover Square, meeting The Old Devils until Chimes at Midnight

Love that one aviddiva. :p

I was Alone in Berlin when I saw The Magicians perform the trick where The Elephant Vanishes but they didn't half milk Every Last Drop of the applause as it rose to almost Fever Pitch.

THE PALM WINE DRINKARD*, not adept in Animal Husbandry, and never having seen an Elephant Walk
assumed it was "My Dog. my Hero" as he called him, and shouted "Go, Dog, Go!"

*couldnʻt get the blue letters on this title; using caps.

A Philosopher On Dover Beach got out his Cloud Atlas and predicted Fair Stood the Wind for France but those Men at Arms knew little ofThe Fortunes of War.

>143 madhatter22: Thanks, madhatter! I like yours, too. (#135)

Two Jews on a train doused their light
Before they went West With the Night;
But their neighbor the Sheep
Preferred Talk Before Sleep,
And kept them awake awake til First Light.

#148: a great rhyming refinement

It was mostly an exercise. Now, I challenge someone (anyone!) to come up with a GOOD limerick!

Hard enough rising to the challenge without it being 'good' as well:-

Fire Down Below they loudly cry
Get Shorty! quick before we die.
Have Mercy On Us All -
He Did Not Hear Last Call
The Sea, The Sea that’s where we’ll lie.

It was a Requiem for a Realtor when realtor Martin Chuzzlewit tried to Get "Shorty" Biswas A House in the Uplands. Short of finding "THE ANSWERS TO LIFES PROBLEMS, finding A HOUSE FOR MR. BISWAS}
was impossible.

On 152 : Caps used in iieu of blue, for 2 of the above titles. I knew of Searc hʻs allergy to apostrophes, so I
intentionally left out the apostrophe in "LIFEʻs . . .".

Crash! in The City of Dreadful Night so she tried to understand Money by reading Balanced Scorecard Strategy for Dummies but The Big Sleep overcame her.

Good job, hazelk.

Ta!

The Baron of Beacon Hill discovered The Private Papers of John, Earl of Sandwich and mulled on How to Make a Profit,
but, as he did not know How to Sell Anything to Anybody,
he had to mull, instead on 10555261::LOSS AND HOW TO COPE WITH IT.

The theft of The Eustace Diamonds was perhaps the greatest scandal in the history of Castle Richmond. Ralph the Heir was convinced that Miss Mackenzie, the new governess, was the culprit. When the missing jewels were found in her sewing basket, He Knew He Was Right.

The Lightning Thief stalked The Last Olympian at The Battle of the Labyrinth in The Sea of Monsters, hoping to lift The Titan's Curse.

Feeding Spanky: The Cat Who Loved Christmas, Buckwheat Cakes with lots of Farina and Alfalfa made him feel kind of Porky.

I'm Not Scared of An Awfully Big Adventure said Lorna Doone as They Came to Baghdad On Her Majesty's Secret Service

After A Long, Fatal Love Chase we found ourselves at The House with the Green Shutters, where Jezebel's Daughter discovered that she enjoyed Playing the Harlot. I'm Not Complaining.

Atlas Shrugged and said Catch Me If You Can. When Men Become Gods I have Undaunted Courage and am Gone with the Wind.

On a Night in the Lonesome October Nana took Cider With Rosie and then went Dancing with the Uninvited Guest who had Feet of Clay

The Bad Girl was told to Bring the Monkey to The Feast of the Goat where she was to make Pagan Babies with The Dice Man.

The Woman in Black had a Strange Meeting with Doctor Death in The Black Tower at Four Past Midnight