Early American Authors Quiz Game Showing 3,501-3,550 of 14,459

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Ruth wrote: "I'm curious about the answer."

Me too!! Even though I'm not guessing... 😂

[Hannah]

Sorry all, I've been out most of the day. The winner is Pamela!

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Hannah wrote: "Sorry all, I've been out most of the day. The winner is Pamela!"

Congratulations Pamela!!! I don't even remember what her answer was by now!! 😉😂😂

[Hannah]

Twain wrote the event of the island flooding where Huck and escaped slave Jim were abiding as a symbol of Noah's Flood. There were many ways Twain symbolized the story, and Pam mentioned most if not all of them.

So this is what I've been learning from my course: Twain wrote this scene as a way to flip the tables of those who were using Ham's curse in the flood story as a way to condone slavery. In Twain's story, Jim (symbolized as Ham) was shown as the good guy instead of the bad.

[Joanna]

Hannah wrote: "Twain wrote the event of the island flooding where Huck and escaped slave Jim were abiding as a symbol of Noah's Flood. There were many ways Twain symbolized the story, and Pam mentioned most if no..."

That's really, really interesting Hannah!! I need to start on that course! 😉

[Hannah]

The teacher was also talking about Twain's deal with Christianity in his writings - specifically in that of Sawyer, Finn, and his short story "The Story of the Bad Little Boy". Twain was a Realist and one of the things he hated in other writings was an over-simplified view of life. In the religion of the time, the Sunday School lessons always showed the good kids as having all the fun and the bad boys all the bad. In life, that just doesn't always happen. Morality was sometimes difficult, didn't make sense, and could also come with bad consequences whereas sometimes bad people apparently never get into trouble. According to the lecturer, Twain was showing the need of living a moral life and choosing to be just even when things got hard.

[Ruth]

Hannah wrote: "Twain wrote the event of the island flooding where Huck and escaped slave Jim were abiding as a symbol of Noah's Flood. There were many ways Twain symbolized the story, and Pam mentioned most if no..."

Hannah,
That is clever.
I never would have thought that.

[Joanna]

I never did answer because I couldn't find my copy of Huckleberry Finn. But after reading Pamela's answer I really didn't think I could do better anyways. 😋😂

[Hannah]

Well, Pamela did have a good answer wherever it went!

[Pamela]

Quiz Question:

This author, who served in the Revolutionary War, was a Connecticut resident and Yale graduate, had a runaway bestseller in the early 1800's. The book remains a bestseller to this day. Who is he and what book did he write?

Pamela

[Joanna]

Pamela wrote: "Quiz Question:

This author, who served in the Revolutionary War, was a Connecticut resident and Yale graduate, had a runaway bestseller in the early 1800's. The book remains a bestseller to this d..."

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Quiz Question:

This author, who served in the Revolutionary War, was a Connecticut resident and Yale graduate, had a runaway bestseller in the early 1800's. The book remains a bests..."

You look sleepy Meg. 💤💤😂 I am too,a little dog of mine kept me up a lot... 😒

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "You look sleepy Meg. 💤💤😂 I am too,a little dog of mine kept me up a lot... 😒"

Not really, just thinking hard. 😂 Oh dear, yes I know just how it is!

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "You look sleepy Meg. 💤💤😂 I am too,a little dog of mine kept me up a lot... 😒"

Not really, just thinking hard. 😂 Oh dear, yes I know just how it is!"

Only this was my OTHER dog... That is (🤫in heat) 😂

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "You look sleepy Meg. 💤💤😂 I am too,a little dog of mine kept me up a lot... 😒"

Not really, just thinking hard. 😂 Oh dear, yes I know just how it is!"

Only this was my OTHE..."

Oh! 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "You look sleepy Meg. 💤💤😂 I am too,a little dog of mine kept me up a lot... 😒"

Not really, just thinking hard. 😂 Oh dear, yes I know just how it is!"

Only thi..."

Yeah I whispered it, hoping no one else would hear. 🤣

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Your forehead's going to end up looking like mine. 😂

[Joanna]

I want to say, Noah Webster?

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Your forehead's going to end up looking like mine. 😂"

What, flat from too many face palms? 🤣🤣🤣

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Your forehead's going to end up looking like mine. 😂"

What, flat from too many face palms? 🤣🤣🤣"

Yep. 🤣🤣🤣

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "I want to say, Noah Webster?"

😳🤦🏻‍♀️

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "I want to say, Noah Webster?"

😳🤦🏻‍♀️"

What's wrong with that? 😂

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "I want to say, Noah Webster?"

😳🤦🏻‍♀️"

What's wrong with that? 😂"

I was quite shocked when I saw that. 😂 It's better than what I've got...

[Pamela]

Game over. Meg is the winner. Noah Webster wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language.
Pamela

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Pamela wrote: "Game over. Meg is the winner. Noah Webster wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language.
Pamela"

😲😲😲

[Ruth]

Already!
I was thinking more of a novel.

[Joanna]

Sarah wrote: "oh wow,
the chat here moves extremely fast, and also I Know this was said awhile ago.
But Mark Twain he made the so called "bad kids" (like Tom Sawyer) the good guys and I thought he was against t..."

Yes, Sarah, you just never know where the conversation is going to go next here! 😅

[Joanna]

Pamela wrote: "Game over. Meg is the winner. Noah Webster wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language.
Pamela"

Really??!! Wow, that was a great question! 😅 When we drove through CT on our way to PA we passed signs for the Noah Webster House.

[Ruth]

Okay Meg,
What's your stumper?

[Ruth]

Meg wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Game over. Meg is the winner. Noah Webster wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language.
Pamela"

Really??!! Wow, that was a great question! 😅 When we drove through CT on ou..."

Did you take pictures?
I like to see signs on my travels.

[Joanna]

Ruth wrote: "Okay Meg,
What's your stumper?"

Well I actually have something brewing but I'm trying to figure out a way to ask it so it won't be unreasonably difficult! I just came across it today and thought it was so funny, especially with Dorry in mind... 😂

[Joanna]

Ruth wrote: "
Did you take pictures?
I like to see signs on my travels."

No I didn't! 🤦🏻‍♀️It's kinda hard to get a good picture from a moving vehicle, especially if you don't know exactly when it's going to come up. We also passed a sign for Walden Pond and the H. B. Stowe and Mark Twain houses.

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Okay Meg,
What's your stumper?"

Well I actually have something brewing but I'm trying to figure out a way to ask it so it won't be unreasonably difficult! I just came across it today..."

Uh oh....

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Okay Meg,
What's your stumper?"

Well I actually have something brewing but I'm trying to figure out a way to ask it so it won't be unreasonably difficult! I just came acr..."

😂 Well I don't know, I can't figure out how to make it a reasonable question.

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Okay Meg,
What's your stumper?"

Well I actually have something brewing but I'm trying to figure out a way to ask it so it won't be unreasonably difficult! I ..."

Just go for it! 😂

[Ruth]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Okay Meg,
What's your stumper?"

Well I actually have something brewing but I'm trying to figure out a way to ask it so it won't be unreasonably difficult! I ..."


Yes! What Emma said.
If we don't like it then we'll demand
a new one.😋

[Joanna]

Ok, you asked for it! 😂 Research is allowed this time... 😉

This resident of Newburyport MA was noted for his extreme eccentricity. He was apparently born to a poor family and received very little education but became quite wealthy through "multiple accounts of absurd business luck." In 1802 he published a book which was strangely popular at the time, despite the fact that the spelling was "atrocious" and there was "no attempt at punctuation". In a second edition, the author inserted a whole page of punctuation marks at the end, with the following note...

"Mister printer the Nowing ones complane of my book the fust edition had no stops I put in A Nuf here and they may peper and salt it as they plese."

What was this man's name and what was the title of the book?

[Ruth]

Anyone we know?

His note is something we would write.

[Joanna]

Ruth wrote: "Anyone we know?

His note is something we would write."

I cannot wait until Dorry sees it! 🤣🤣🤣

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Anyone we know?

His note is something we would write."

I cannot wait until Dorry sees it! 🤣🤣🤣"

I now see why!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

So the man is Timothy Dexter... But the book...A Pickle for the Knowing Ones or Plain Truth in a Homespun Dress?

[Ruth]

😄- I can hear her cringing now.
She has a sixth sense about these
things. Dorry, you got to love her.

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Ruth wrote: "😄- I can hear her cringing now.
She has a sixth sense about these
things. Dorry, you got to love her."

That's the truth all right! 😄

[Ruth]

Emma beat me to the punch.
Timothy Dexter
A Pickle for the Knowing Ones or Plain Truth in a Homespun Dress (1802)
If a copy is available, I'll submit it
for nomination this fall.

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Ruth wrote: "Emma beat me to the punch.
Timothy Dexter
A Pickle for the Knowing Ones or Plain Truth in a Homespun Dress (1802)
If a copy is available, I'll submit it
for nomination this fall."

Sorry Ruth (ie). 😏😂

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "So the man is Timothy Dexter... But the book...A Pickle for the Knowing Ones or Plain Truth in a Homespun Dress?"

Wow, that was quick!! 😂 Yes, it is Timothy Dexter, AKA "Lord" Timothy Dexter. A very strange character...

[Joanna]

Ruth wrote: "Emma beat me to the punch.
Timothy Dexter
A Pickle for the Knowing Ones or Plain Truth in a Homespun Dress (1802)
If a copy is available, I'll submit it
for nomination this fall."

Ohhh, wouldn't that make for an interesting group read!!! Poor Dorry will go out of her mind! 😂😂 I just looked and it is available on Google books and probably elsewhere too. A glance at the first pages already had me totally confused and laughing!

[Joanna]

Congratulations Emma! It's your turn!! 😄

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Congratulations Emma! It's your turn!! 😄"

Yay!! I already have one!!

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Is everyone here and ready??