10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPILLIKINS»
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spillikins in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
spillikins and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stephen Leacock: Humour and Humanity
care of his old friend Judge Pepperleigh, Spillikins has for "his uncle and trustee"
that busy financial animal, Mr Boulder (AA, 160).21 Whereas Pupkin's father had
the concerned foresight to see that his son, unsuited for business, was ideally ...
2
The Reader and the Detective Story
This is what Chandler, probably with a different purpose, called "spillikins in the
parlor." Spillikins, better known to us as jackstraws or pick-up-sticks, is a game in
which the purpose is to use a small instrument with a hook at the end to lift tiny ...
3
Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich
Almost any day, on Plutoria Avenue or thereabouts, you may see little Mr.
Spillikins out walking with his four tall sons, who are practically as old as himself.
To be exact, Mr. Spillikins is twenty-four, and Bob, the oldest of the boys, must be
at ...
4
Jane Austen: Bicentenary Essays
ALISTAIR M. DUCKWORTH 'Spillikins, paper ships, riddles, conundrums, and
cards': games in Jane Austen's life and fiction Games of skill, games of chance,
games with words were familiar features of Jane Austen's life from first to last.
TWENTY-FIVE. THOUSAND. Spillikins. DUMPED. IN. MY. LAP. Whittling away at
sticks is all I seem to've done when I look back upon my life. Whittling away at the
days allotted to me, that is. And what has that achieved, apart from slimmer ...
Jules Verne. "I can't say, I'm sure," replied Barbican, somewhat piqued at the little
attention he had secured for his theory. "Well, whatare you thinking of?" asked M'
Nicholl. "Spillikins!" answered Ardan triumphantly. "Spillikins?" criedhis ...
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Classic Moon Stories, Vol. 3
"Spillikins!" answered Ardan triumphantly. "Spillikins?" cried his companions,
somewhat surprised. "Yes, Spillikins! These rocks,theseblocks,these peaks,
these streaks, these cones, these cracks, these ramparts, these escarpments ...
Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Lucian, 2014
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Classic Moon Stories - the Complete Series:
answered Ardan triumphantly. "Spillikins?" cried his companions, somewhat
surprised. "Yes, Spillikins! These rocks,theseblocks,these peaks, these streaks,
these cones, these cracks, these ramparts, these escarpments,—
whataretheybuta set ...
Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Garrett P. Serviss, 2014
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All Around the Moon (環繞月球):
"Spillikins!" answeredArdan triumphantly. "Spillikins?" cried hiscompanions,
somewhat surprised. "Yes, Spillikins! These rocks, these blocks, these peaks,
these streaks, these cones, these cracks, these ramparts, these escarpments,—
what are ...
No thin stick ...' 'I think he means “wand”,' whispered Twiggy, clinking the spoon
against her teacup. 'Searrrching for something.' The cat closed his eyes and
purred even louder. 'Spillikins. Spillikins. Spillikins of Doom.' 'That's where I heard
it!
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPILLIKINS»
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spillikins is used in the context of the following news items.
A J Hendy & Co's Home Store, Hastings, restaurant review
... salvaged from an old school science lab, which means I'm sitting side-saddle and the ex's long legs are extended under the table like spillikins. He's loving it. «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
Ballyturk review – frenzied, incessant, sententious
This despite some terrific theatrical moments, the falling down, spillikins-style, of a huge tower of biscuits and the sudden collapse of an enclosed world to show ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
Piketty's decaff Marxism would be just oppressive and intrusive as …
... each of which threatens to upset the whole pile as soon as he touches it, rather like the old children's game of Pickupsticks or Spillikins as we used to call it. «Spectator.co.uk, May 14»
Alexander Whitley double bill review – 'brilliantly unstable …
... by a monumental cascade of digital spillikins. Whitley's juicily hinging choreography maximises the physical drama of these interactions, the tense relationship ... «The Guardian, May 14»
RACHEL JOHNSON: A celebrity fiasco... that ordinary women will …
The backdated case against Bill Roache collapsed like spillikins last week, after the actor said he'd never even met his five women accusers, one of whom, ... «Daily Mail, Feb 14»
Gry po angielsku
Możemy też zagrać w bierki (pick-up-sticks; lub: jackstraws; lub: spillikins), w chowanego (hide-and-seek), w kalambury (charades) lub w pomidora (angielski ... «Puls Biznesu, Feb 14»
Perfectly silly party games
Reverse-Bottle Spillikins. Take turns to place a match on top of an empty wine bottle. Whoever disturbs the matches loses. Sardines. One person hides. «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 13»
Case Barlow Farm transformed to 1813 with Jane Austen
Across the hall visitors could learn calligraphy or play spillikins, a game of pick-up sticks. Beth Smith said she has read every Austen novel three times and her ... «Hudson Hub-Times, Oct 13»
Theatre review: Disgraced - When the melting pot boils over
Indeed, so many sticks are grasped by the wrong end that the two-timers' piled-high fabrications feel like a game of spillikins, miraculously not collapsing. «The Independent, May 13»
Is this what Jane Austen really looked like?
In a Guardian report, Byrne explains, “The previous portrait is a very sentimentalised Victorian view of 'Aunt Jane', someone who played spillikins, who just ... «MobyLives, Dec 11»
