"Fawkes" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the town were striking eleven o'clock. The wind was off the sea. And all the bedroom windows were dark—the Pages were asleep; the Garfits were asleep; the Cranches were asleep—whereas in London at this hour they were burning Guy Fawkes ...
— Jacob's Room • Virginia Woolf
... much a part of our times as it was in the times of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot. Hence it finds frequent reflection in all branches of fiction, including science fiction. Yet, as in life, something new has been added, the most gigantic conspiracy of all, the human conspiracy against conspirators. Which makes for a fine stirring story in this short ...
— The Sensitive Man • Poul William Anderson
... This forms the sub-crypt of the crypt below St. John's Chapel, and is lighted, or at least its darkness is made dimly visible, by a single small loop in the east wall. It is now known as "Little Ease," and is said to have served as the prison of Guy Fawkes. The basement chambers have boldly sloped recesses in the walls, with small loops high up in their heads, which afford the minimum of air and light; but as they were only used for stores, this was not of great ...
— Memorials of Old London - Volume I • Various
... of the plot, and the execution of its participants is celebrated every year in Britain, with great displays of fireworks, on a day (5th November) named after one of the plotters, Guy Fawkes. It is interesting to learn so much more about the background of ...
— It Might Have Been - The Story of the Gunpowder Plot • Emily Sarah Holt
... corporal casualties incident upon international altercation concerning relative importance of Guy Fawkes and July 4th. ...
— The Gay Rebellion • Robert W. Chambers |
