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Masquerade (Ashley Tisdale Song)
Masquerade or Masquerades may refer to: Books * ''Masquerade'' (book), a 1979 children's book by Kit Williams that sparked a worldwide treasure hunt * ''Masquerades'' (novel), a 1995 Forgotten Realms novel by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb * ''Masquerade'', a 2007 '' Blue Bloods'' novel by Melissa de la Cruz Theatre * ''The Masquerade'' (play), a 1719 play by Charles Johnson * ''Mascarade'', a 1724 comedy play by Ludvig Holberg * ''Masquerade'' (play), an 1835 Russian play by Mikhail Lermontov * Masquerade (theatre group), an English theatre group in Chennai, India, since 1994 Films * ''The Masquerade'', a 1913 animated film by Émile Cohl * ''Masquerade'' (1929 film), an American drama film * ''Masquerade'', a 1931 film starring Vivienne Osborne * ''Masquerade'' (1941 film), a Soviet film * ''Masquerade'' (1965 film), a British spy spoof starring Cliff Robertson and Jack Hawkins * ''Masquerade'' (1988 film), an American thriller starring Rob Lowe and Meg Tilly * ''The Masq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masquerade (book)
''Masquerade'' is a picture book, written and illustrated by Kit Williams and published in August 1979, that sparked a treasure hunt by including concealed clues to the location of a jewelled golden hare that had been created and hidden somewhere in Britain by Williams. The book became the inspiration for a genre of books known today as armchair treasure hunts. In March 1982 Williams received a letter and sketch from a man called Dugald Thompson, which he acknowledged as the first correct solution to the puzzle, meaning that Thompson had won the contest. It was later found that Thompson had not solved the puzzle and had guessed the hare's location using insider knowledge obtained from a former acquaintance of Williams. The revelation caused a minor scandal. Two British physics teachers were later acknowledged to be the first to have correctly solved the puzzle. Book In the 1970s, Williams was challenged by Tom Maschler, of the British publishing firm Jonathan Cape, to do "so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |