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6 unusual facts about Jasper Fforde


Arthur Quiller-Couch

He is mentioned briefly in The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde as one of the few authors with a name beginning with the letter "Q".

Caversham Heights

A fictionalised Caversham Heights is the central theme of the book The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde.

Fforde

Jasper Fforde (born 1961), English novelist, son of John Fforde

Jasper Fforde

Originating with the Fforde Ffestival in September 2005, the Fforde Ffiesta (cf. Ford Fiesta) is now an annual event built around Fforde's books and held in Thursday Next's home town of Swindon.

Lincoln green

The colour appears used in the dystopian novel Shades of Grey 1: The Road to High Saffron by Jasper Fforde, in which shades of green -- and Lincoln green in particular -- have narcotic effects.

One of Our Thursdays Is Missing

One of our Thursdays is Missing is the sixth Thursday Next book, by the British author Jasper Fforde.


6984 Lewiscarroll

Lewiscarroll was featured in the plot of Jasper Fforde's The Woman Who Died a Lot, though it was actually a mistake, as he had intended to use 6042 Cheshirecat originally.

Leigh Delamere services

The station is mentioned in The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde and is supposedly named after the mother of an associate of the main villain.


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