Greville-Pipe - Revision history

EinFritz: Book title added

2013-10-09T22:51:54Z

Book title added

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	'''Lord Winstanleigh Greville-Pipe''' was the author of a book on the art and uses of concealment, profusely illustrated in color by his sister, Emelia Jane. The book depicted animals, such as tigers, and the various forms of camouflage they employed. When [[Havelock Vetinari]] was a senior student at the [[Assassins' Guild]], he acquired the last remaining copy, the engraving plates having been melted down. This book was the basis of Vetinari's unusual skill at camouflage and stealthy movement, suggesting several better alternatives to simple darkness, especially the use of greys and dull greens.		'''Lord Winstanleigh Greville-Pipe''' was the author of ''Some Observations on the Art of Invisibility'', a book on the art and uses of concealment, profusely illustrated in color by his sister, Emelia Jane. The book depicted animals, such as tigers, and the various forms of camouflage they employed. When [[Havelock Vetinari]] was a senior student at the [[Assassins' Guild]], he acquired the last remaining copy, the engraving plates having been melted down. This book was the basis of Vetinari's unusual skill at camouflage and stealthy movement, suggesting several better alternatives to simple darkness, especially the use of greys and dull greens.

	Unfortunately, the rare book was destroyed by [[Downey]] in the spirit of juvenile vandalism. Unfortunately, that is, for everyone except the future [[Patrician]], who had already studied it and now knew another thing that other people didn't know.		Unfortunately, the rare book was destroyed by [[Downey]] in the spirit of juvenile vandalism. Unfortunately, that is, for everyone except the future [[Patrician]], who had already studied it and now knew another thing that other people didn't know.
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	Ventinari lamented the fact that the author had no grave, as he would have liked to have paid his respects. However Lord Greville-Pipe’s final resting place is unknown as he died while in the jungle, having failed to spot a tiger. He was buried inside said tiger.		Ventinari lamented the fact that the author had no grave, as he would have liked to have paid his respects. However Lord Greville-Pipe’s final resting place is unknown as he died while in the jungle, having failed to spot a tiger. He was buried inside said tiger.

	A secret known only to [[Vetinari]] is the existence of four remaining copies of the book, bound into a false-cover title of ''Anecdotes of the Great Accountants, ~~vol~~. III''. Although he had personally melted down the engraving plates to prevent others discovering the secret, he had been unable to bring himself to destroy the last books themselves, and instead hoped that the author would appreciate his choice of hiding place.		A secret known only to [[Vetinari]] is the existence of four remaining copies of the book, bound into a false-cover title of ''Anecdotes of the Great Accountants, Vol. III''. Although he had personally melted down the engraving plates to prevent others discovering the secret, he had been unable to bring himself to destroy the last books themselves, and instead hoped that the author would appreciate his choice of hiding place.

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	[[Category:Discworld publications\|Greville-Pipe,Lord Winstanleigh]]		[[Category:Discworld publications\|Greville-Pipe,Lord Winstanleigh]]
	[[de:Grimmelich Greville-Pipus]]		[[de:Grimmelich Greville-Pipus]]

Old Dickens: dusting

2013-02-03T04:52:07Z

dusting

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	'''Lord Winstanleigh Greville-Pipe''' was the author of a book on the art and uses of concealment, profusely illustrated in color by his sister, Emelia Jane. The book depicted animals, such as tigers, and the various forms of ~~camouflaged~~ they employed. When [[Havelock Vetinari]] was a senior student at the [[Assassins' Guild]], he acquired the last remaining copy, the engraving plates having been melted down. This book was the basis of Vetinari's unusual skill at camouflage and stealthy movement, suggesting several better alternatives to simple darkness, especially the use of greys and dull greens.		'''Lord Winstanleigh Greville-Pipe''' was the author of a book on the art and uses of concealment, profusely illustrated in color by his sister, Emelia Jane. The book depicted animals, such as tigers, and the various forms of camouflage they employed. When [[Havelock Vetinari]] was a senior student at the [[Assassins' Guild]], he acquired the last remaining copy, the engraving plates having been melted down. This book was the basis of Vetinari's unusual skill at camouflage and stealthy movement, suggesting several better alternatives to simple darkness, especially the use of greys and dull greens.

	Unfortunately, the rare book was destroyed by [[Downey]] in the spirit of juvenile vandalism. Unfortunately, that is, for everyone except the future [[Patrician]], who had already studied it and now knew another thing that other people didn't know.		Unfortunately, the rare book was destroyed by [[Downey]] in the spirit of juvenile vandalism. Unfortunately, that is, for everyone except the future [[Patrician]], who had already studied it and now knew another thing that other people didn't know.
	Entirely unconnected to this, the student Downey was later knocked out, in the dim corridors of the assassin’s guild, by someone he couldn’t see and when he came to the next morning, some scag had painted a tiger on his face.		(Entirely unconnected to this, the student Downey was later knocked out, in the dim corridors of the assassin’s guild, by someone he couldn’t see and when he came to the next morning, some scag had painted a tiger on his face.)

	Ventinari lamented the fact that the author had no grave, as he would have liked to have paid his respects. However Lord ~~Greville’s~~ final resting place is unknown as he died while in the jungle, having failed to spot a tiger. He was buried inside said tiger.		Ventinari lamented the fact that the author had no grave, as he would have liked to have paid his respects. However Lord Greville-Pipe’s final resting place is unknown as he died while in the jungle, having failed to spot a tiger. He was buried inside said tiger.

	A secret known only to [[Vetinari]] is the existence of four remaining copies of the book, bound into a false-cover title of ''Anecdotes of the Great Accountants, vol. III''. Although he had personally melted down the engraving plates to prevent others discovering the secret, he had been unable to bring himself to destroy the last books themselves, and instead hoped that the author would appreciate his choice of hiding place.		A secret known only to [[Vetinari]] is the existence of four remaining copies of the book, bound into a false-cover title of ''Anecdotes of the Great Accountants, vol. III''. Although he had personally melted down the engraving plates to prevent others discovering the secret, he had been unable to bring himself to destroy the last books themselves, and instead hoped that the author would appreciate his choice of hiding place.

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	[[Category:Discworld publications\|Greville-Pipe,Lord Winstanleigh]]		[[Category:Discworld publications\|Greville-Pipe,Lord Winstanleigh]]
	[[de:Grimmelich Greville-Pipus]]		[[de:Grimmelich Greville-Pipus]]

User: 1 revision: Discworld import

2012-09-23T22:00:33Z

1 revision: Discworld import

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Dromandkass at 13:10, 27 March 2012

2012-03-27T13:10:38Z

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'''Lord Winstanleigh Greville-Pipe''' was the author of a book on the art and uses of concealment, profusely illustrated in color by his sister, Emelia Jane. The book depicted animals, such as tigers, and the various forms of camouflaged they employed. When [[Havelock Vetinari]] was a senior student at the [[Assassins' Guild]], he acquired the last remaining copy, the engraving plates having been melted down. This book was the basis of Vetinari's unusual skill at camouflage and stealthy movement, suggesting several better alternatives to simple darkness, especially the use of greys and dull greens.

Unfortunately, the rare book was destroyed by [[Downey]] in the spirit of juvenile vandalism. Unfortunately, that is, for everyone except the future [[Patrician]], who had already studied it and now knew another thing that other people didn't know.
Entirely unconnected to this, the student Downey was later knocked out, in the dim corridors of the assassin’s guild, by someone he couldn’t see and when he came to the next morning, some scag had painted a tiger on his face.

Ventinari lamented the fact that the author had no grave, as he would have liked to have paid his respects. However Lord Greville’s final resting place is unknown as he died while in the jungle, having failed to spot a tiger. He was buried inside said tiger.

A secret known only to [[Vetinari]] is the existence of four remaining copies of the book, bound into a false-cover title of ''Anecdotes of the Great Accountants, vol. III''. Although he had personally melted down the engraving plates to prevent others discovering the secret, he had been unable to bring himself to destroy the last books themselves, and instead hoped that the author would appreciate his choice of hiding place.

[[Category:Discworld characters|Greville-Pipe,Lord Winstanleigh]]
[[Category:Discworld publications|Greville-Pipe,Lord Winstanleigh]]
[[de:Grimmelich Greville-Pipus]]