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[notgordian]

From Amy--

[echidna]

I just had an email from Amy confirming my theories about the extract pages referring to specific missing minor characters. We've got 6 so far and 6 more to go, I believe.

Amy also invited me to Swindon and said she would send me the details of her battle plan shortly. I'm definitely going to try and get there on Saturday.

Is anyone else going? If so, would anyone like to meet up beforehand? If it would help I start a list here of who is going and maybe we could exchange contact details via PM. Just PM me if you're interested.

[flossj]

I'm so disappointed!! I'm leaving for a work trip on Friday so I will be in the Middle East on Saturday!!! oh, I wish I could come.

Don't forget to post up what happened, even if the thing is all over.

[Out and About]

I have had an email from Amy asking if I can be in Swindon on Saturday and that she is "drawing up battle plans!"

I emailed her asking what she had in mind. Hope I get a response soon!

[myf]

I too have had a message from Amy, in response to one I sent a few days ago

[echidna]

One copy of Great Expectations has already been found in The Idle Hour in Leeds (see page 14 of this thread for details).

The missing minor character was identitfied as Georgiana, Mr Pocket's cousin.

Does this mean that different versions of the Dupine books have different extracts in? Do we need to find even more books and more missing characters?

Well, at least we shouldn't have any trouble recognising each other in Swindon. We'll all look like this after the many hours spent book-hunting.

[myf]

I just thought it must be significant that it was singled out. I suppose maybe she just hasn't been told that the other one has been found.

[Sarah B]

I've just got back from a trip to Birmingham New Street Waterstones. Spoke to a lovely shop assistant and manager who told me that they haven't recieved their 'special package' yet, but she took my name and number and she'll call me when they get it. So, maybe that's why you weren't having much luck earlier, myf?
Myself and my boyfriend will definitely be there on Saturday in Swindon. Got to save literature, right?

[myf]

I'm rather glad you've found a possible explanation! I was thinking I was just rather rubbish

[Etta]

There is a new blog from Amy with a letter from Miss Havisham. Apparently she has run off but said she would come back if Amy forgives her. There are references to the footnoterphone and helping Mr Ffforde book jump out of prison, but I didn't really see anything new in it...

http://bp1.blogger.com/_pq_zGokpaos/Rou_YX4btgI/AAAAAAAAAA8/lB5Im0Th7gM/s1600-h/havishamconfession.jpg

EDIT: One other thought. Havisham and Ffforde jumped out of a copy of Wuthering Heights. So, shouldn't that have something to do with where he was imprisoned?

[cows]

I may be mistaken - but I thought Wuthering Heights was just our first clue to seeing that he was stealing characters???

If I remember correctly, the book that came off the shelf when the two people appeared was 'If on a Winter's Night a Traveller' by Italo Calvino

But still a good point - it might have something to do with that... Or if they book jumped out into the outland - a book that has close relations to it...

[Gupfee]

Request!

[Etta]

[cows]

Amy sent me an email notifying me of a blog post, telling people about Saturday, and what to bring. She also made a wristband design for us to wear to identify ourselves with...

Unfortunately I cannot make it, but alas, such things happen...

[burpwind]

Etta,

This is what I posted yesterday;