Golde Diggers of 1589
Excerpt from "Golde Diggers of 1589", a rejected manuscript by William Shakespeare. From the reference in Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.
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ACT I, SCENE III A room in COUNT SECUNDUS's palace. Enter COUNT SECUNDUS, DUKE OFFAL OFFAL Ah, mine eyes hath seen of the Duke's wife: A haze of corpulent clouds over the Duke's lush life. SECUNDUS My federary, familiar of forfended tells What wailful news hath thy patchery unveiled? Which rancorous requiem dost thou intend To retale over my matrimonial grave? OFFAL The tainture of thy bed is my dole: That thy shrew doth derogate thy name. Thine own blood be her vain Countess Impressa doth tender thy pocket. SECUNDUS Thy tawdry rag! Thoust be termagant Aim'ed to boast over mine gypp'ed heart! OFFAL A taste, mine a'lliege! Thine Impressa Be liberal with thine lottery And doth wax lewd over her gains: Mine Count must retire thine rigs, Thou must release thine lines and thine ties From thine shipwreck'ed heart. SECUNDUS A rancorous romange doth stir in mine chest: Thou must prise her wretched claws From off mine pied purse. OFFAL Aye, and so we weft an plaited web: A fine prank, and true Tis that thine Impressa malcontent Shall by passionate precept Be unwimpl'ed. Be shown for wick'ed. Exit DUKE OFFAL SECUNDUS Be mine windring works a warn: Of weeted lies and whelk'ed scorn. Mine Countessa of a facinorous fine, Be one of ye goldediggers of fifteen-eighty-nine! Exit COUNT SECUNDUS
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There is such a place as the Invisible Library, wherein are all the books that are referred to in literature but do not actually exist. Wikipedia (sigh) also lists fictional books: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_books (Googling for the Invisible Library will bring up a better list). The idea here is to choose a book from the list and write an excerpt from it. The story title should be the fictional book, and it might be nice to indicate where it can be found in the original work of fiction. Also -- if you think you can write a better excerpt, or wish to continue an existing excerpt, feel free. 3 PARTICIPANTS IN THIS STORY
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