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22 de may. de 2013 · Reader Chris wrote in wondering how “the butler did it” became a mystery fiction cliche and who the first guilty butler was.
The Butler Did It by P. G. Wodehouse (1957) In the Jeeves and Wooster novel Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (Released in the U.S. as Bertie Wooster Sees it Through), when Bertie meets the author of the murder mystery he's reading, he asks him who's the killer, and he answers that it's the butler.
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Battle robots, make friends, and uncover a bizarre conspiracy to avert the apocalypse in this comedy of manners and mayhem with steampunk blasters!
Life in Port Terris is tough. There’s never quite enough to eat, nor quite enough work, and your friends have a nasty habit of being snatched up by the Constables and their bots. When the majordomo of a Great House offers you employment, a warm bed, and all the food you can eat, it’s a tempting offer. Never mind that the alternative is a long stay in the City Dungeons.
The Butler Did It is a 300,000 word interactive novel by Daniel Elliot (and a finalist in the Choice of Games writing contest) where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
It doesn’t take long to realize that things are a little bit off though, to say the least. At Coburg Manor, you’ll make friends, battle enemies, and uncover a mystery far deeper and stranger than you ever imagined.
•Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, bisexual, or asexual
•An odyssey in steampunk, with a twist you'll never predict
•Face foes both human and mechanical with your wits, sword, or skill with steam
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•Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
•OS: 7
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•Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
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13 de may. de 2024 · "The Butler Did It" is a 300,000 word interactive novel by Daniel Elliot, and a finalist in the Choice of Games writing contest, where your choices control the story. It's entirely...
20 de ago. de 2021 · “The butler did it!” is one of the most recognizable cliches in mystery literature. This trope takes one of the least likely suspects, who is usually dismissed throughout the narrative, and presents them as the antagonist in the big reveal. Here’s a stereotypical example: a wealthy man invites a group of people to dine at his mansion.
New York, under the title The Butler Did It. [1] The plot concerns a tontine formed by a group of wealthy men weeks before the 1929 stock market crash, and a butler named Keggs who, having overheard the planning of the scheme, years later decides to try to make money out of his knowledge.
"The Butler Did It" es una novela interactiva de 300.000 palabras de Daniel Elliot, finalista en el concurso de escritura Choice of Games, donde tus elecciones controlan la historia. Está completamente basado en texto, sin gráficos ni efectos de sonido, y está impulsado por el vasto e imparable poder de tu imaginación.
