Many titles are so memorable that they've seeped into our culture and consequently everybody knows them, such as Great Expectations, Pride and Prejudice or Romeo and Juliet ... but imagine their original names that the author refused to settle for?
Well, you can tell us what they were. I'll go first:
Harold Planter and the Sage's Rock by J.K. Rowling
The Working Title game
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The Working Title game
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The Nomad's Pamphlet To The Stars by Douglas Adams
Great idea!
So good, laughing right nowryanj1 wrote:Many titles are so memorable that they've seeped into our culture and consequently everybody knows them, such as Great Expectations, Pride and Prejudice or Romeo and Juliet ... but imagine their original names that the author refused to settle for?
Well, you can tell us what they were. I'll go first:
Harold Planter and the Sage's Rock by J.K. Rowling
Great idea!
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Haha! That's a good one!Graverobber wrote:Lots to do With Zip ~ William Shakespeare
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Conceit and Bias by Jane Austen
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Difficult Moments by Charles Dickens
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Hahaha! So much less dramaticrssllue wrote:The Tattling Blood-Pumper ~ Edgar Allan Poe
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Nice one!
The Trip ~ Homer
The Trip ~ Homer
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A great thread!
A great thread!
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Thanks!gali wrote: A great thread!
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I totally agree!gali wrote:The Ballad of a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
A great thread!
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