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Written in 1943, the plot concerns Professor Norman Saylor who discovers his wife, Tansy, is in fact a witch.
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Twenty-something Australian August Seebeck thinks his Aunt Tansy is missing a few screws when she claims that a fresh corpse appears in her upstairs bathtub every Saturday night, only to have disappeared by Sunday morning.
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So, giving her the benefit of the doubt, he stakes out the bathroom with a cricket bat, only to discover (surprise of surprises) that dear Aunt Tansy is right.
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The name Tansy is probably derived from the Greek word _athanasia_ which signifies immortality, either, as, says Dodoeus, _quia non cito flos inflorescit_, "because it lasts so long in flower," or, _quia ejus succus, vel oleum extractum cadavera a putredine conservat_ (as
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Sarah Parker talks about Wordle, how she ripped the idea of Tansy, and what she likes about it.
Archive 2010-01-01 Satima Flavell 2010
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Sarah Parker talks about Wordle, how she ripped the idea of Tansy, and what she likes about it.
Aus Spec Fic Carnival January 2010 SarahP 2009
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The seed also of the Tansy is a singular and appropriate medicine against worms: for "in whatsoever sort taken it killeth and driveth them forth."
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Cindy Pon on Diversity in fantasy mine. (via Tansy Rayner Roberts)
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Not of the New Zealand thing, as I am just as annoyed at being mistaken for a Dane or a Norwegian (I'm Swedish), but yes, I have to admit Tasmania was far out of my knowledge until I met Tansy, commenting just above!
Land Of My Bones. karenhealey 2010
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Cindy Pon on Diversity in fantasy mine. (via Tansy Rayner Roberts)
March 2010 2010
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