We are nearly there. Your contributions have helped us fill almost everyone of the 1440 minute slots. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our clock project. There are some fantastic books represented and there are some killer lines. A few of my favourites so far include:
A chutney-biting brigadier named Boyd-Boyd fixed an appointment on the 'phone with Oxted, at Hornborough Station, for the twelve thirty-two. He was to deliver the goods.
Taken from Extremely Entertaining Short Stories (One Thing Leads to Another) by Stacy Aumonier and submitted by AggieH.
I also like:
Jacobson died at 2.43 PM the next day after slashing his wrists with a razor blade in the second cubicle from the left in the men's washroom on the third floor.
taken Now: Zero by JG Ballard by karen_maine
And, perhaps a obvious choice, the excellent line from George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four:
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
I have taken all the quotes and put them in the spreadsheets below. I've also included the times that we're still missing.
As you can see, on the hour, half hour and quarter of the hour are almost all there, but there are some big gaps, particularly many of the minutes between 18:00 and 20:00. Can you help fill these times or any of the other gaps, for that matter? Read anything that might just mention 14:56, 15:10 or 19:58?
For the tech people to be able to create the piece that will sit on the Edinburgh International festival site, they need time, which means that I have to hand this over to them on Monday 15 July. This means that if you'd like to take part, now's the time. If you don't really know where to start, crime and thriller books are very good at mentioning times, as are narratives that involve train travel; Agatha Christie's 4:50 from Paddington has offered us with some great quotes.
You can use the comment thread to leave your suggested quotes - as before please include the book title and author's name - or you can continue to fill the form that you'll find on my previous blog.
I'll try and keep this sheet updated so you can see the gaps that still need filling. So, who's got one for 11:08?
