For all those bright Barraclough researchers - an end of year quiz question for you all. Been reading a book by a well known author. One of the characters is described as . . . . " . . . . . six and a half feet of slow-moving, heavy-footed Yorkshireman, born on the wolds, bred in the dales, and educated chiefly among the carriers' carts at the back of York railway-station. His name was L------, and his chief virtue an unmitigated patience which helped him to win fights." In the book, this character L------ described another in the same story, the Reverend Amos Barraclough as " . . . a little white-faced chap, wi' a voice as 'ud wile a bird offan a bush, and a way o' layin' hold of folks as made them think they'd never had a live man for a friend before." . . . . and my questions are - can anyone identify the book and the author? Look forward to hearing your answers - no prize, just acclamation from everyone else! Best wishes, John B. Wilson, Sassafras, Vic. ps Someone more brilliant than the rest of us might even tell us when this book's first edition was first published. --------------------------------------------------------------

Hi John, I think it's The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney by Rudyard Kipling ... and the first (American) edition 1899. Best wishes to all for a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year, Kath Barraclough. Wyke. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.0 - Release Date: 17/12/2004