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	Monstrous Regiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Monstrous Regiment is an abbreviation of the title of a misogynist 16th century tract by John Knox, the full title of which is, The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women (the women in question were Mary, Queen of Scots and Mary Tudor).
		Monstrous Regiment was a British feminist theatre company during the 1970s and 1980s.
		A Monstrous Regiment of Women is a mystery novel written by Laurie R. King.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Monstrous_Regiment (237 words)

	Monstrous Regiment (novel) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Monstrous Regiment is the 31st novel in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.
		She runs away, gives herself a boyish haircut, (although she is not quite able to part with the hair she has cut, which she considered her one beauty, and packs it in her bag), and enlists in another town under the assumed name of Oliver Perks ("Oliver" from the folk song Sweet Polly Oliver).
		The released prisoners praise the monstrous regiment's deeds until it is discovered that the men who disguised themselves as women really are women (Although Blouse takes it fairly well when everything is fully revealed, stating that he would not trade the women for any men he was offered).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Monstrous_Regiment_(novel) (2345 words)

	Terry Pratchett, Monstrous Regiment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Monstrous Regiment is Terry Pratchett’s latest adult novel, and it’s even darker than his excellent recent young adult novel The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents.
		Monstrous Regiment is a war novel, and though it’s full of discomfiting reminders of present-day stupidities, its main thrust is about thirty degrees off-center from what one might expect.
		Monstrous Regiment has a Dirty Dozen assortment of bizarre characters who also seem real and familiar, a meandering plot marred by the shoe-horned-in presence of familiar characters from Ankh-Morpork, and an effective indictment of social ills.
	www.greenmanreview.com /book/book_pratchett_monstrousregiment.html (521 words)

	Amazon.de: Monstrous Regiment. A Discworld Novel.: English Books: Terry Pratchett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Monstrous Regiment in question is made up of a vampire, a troll, Igor, a collection of misfits and a young woman who shoves a pair of socks down her pants to join the army.
		You have Monstrous Regiment, the characteristically charming novel by Terry Pratchett.
		Leider ist "Monstrous Regiment" das Buch, bei dem ich kaum glauben konnte, daÃ es von ihm geschrieben wurde.
	www.amazon.de /Monstrous-Regiment-A-Discworld-Novel/dp/0552149411 (2510 words)

	ReadingGroupGuides.com - Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
		A novel that explores the inanity of war, the ins and outs of sexual politics, and why often the best man for the job is a woman, Monstrous Regiment is vintage Pratchett in top form.
		Polly and her fellow comrades are forced to disguise themselves as boys because of the law forbidding female participation in the armed services.
		Polly feels that her regiment ends up being viewed as mascots instead of true soldiers, and is angered by this.
	www.readinggroupguides.com /guides3/monstrous_regiment1.asp (307 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Monstrous Regiment: Books: Terry Pratchett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Monstrous Regiment is an amusing and action packed novel which follows a girl, Polly Perks, who is trying her best to look, act and sound like a man to get into the army in order to find her long lost brother.
		I think The Monstrous Regiment is a great book full of humour and twists, taking a typical war situation and turning it on its head.
		Monstrous Regiment is, in my opinion, one of Pratchett's finest novels to date.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Monstrous-Regiment-Terry-Pratchett/dp/0385603401 (1266 words)

	SF REVIEWS.NET: Monstrous Regiment / Terry Pratchett
		What made Monstrous Regiment most satisfying to me, however, was not so much its satirical barbs — though this book has as many laugh-out-loud moments as any of Pratchett's best — as Pratchett's approach to character.
		Each member of the regiment has a story, some of them funny, some quite sad, and as their seemingly futile march continues, what keeps them together is that growing bond soldiers in the field develop.
		While Monstrous Regiment is imperfect and goes on a little long — the book comes close to overplaying its hand in a protracted court martial scene towards the end — it still stands proudly in the front lines of one of today's most enduring series.
	www.sfreviews.net /monstrousreg.html (888 words)

	Amazon.ca: Monstrous Regiment: Books: Terry Pratchett,Stephen Briggs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Meanwhile, Polly's regiment, the Ins-and-Outs, has become quite high-profile, what with having, it is said, a vampire, a werewolf, and an Igor in its ranks, and with capturing, quite unexpectedly, the Zlobenian prince and his soldiers, an event publicized by Ankh-Morpork newspaperman William de Worde.
		Polly, along with her meagre "regiment" is caught up in the forces this war for rule has unleashed.
		Monstrous Regiment is recommended Discworld beginners or newcomers; fans will find some familiar territory and will broaden their horizons of the "mirror of worlds".
	www.amazon.ca /Monstrous-Regiment-Terry-Pratchett/dp/0060569964 (2095 words)

	Terry Pratchett: Monstrous Regiment
		Monstrous Regiment is the thirtieth novel in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett, yet it does not show any signs of the series slowing down.
		This is not Pratchett’s first foray into war, but the feel of Monstrous Regiment is very different from that of Jingo, although Sam Vimes plays pivotal roles in both books.
		Nevertheless, the physical laws of Discworld are engrained into the setting, which provides Monstrous Regiment with a gravitas which would have been lacking if it was a tale spun without reference to a larger literary world.
	www.sfsite.com /~silverag/monstrous.html (605 words)

	Monstrous Regiment, by Terry Pratchett - A Large Print Reviews' Book Review
		Monstrous Regiment is one of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, and it is full of all the quirks and creatures that have become the hallmarks of the Discworld series.
		Her regiment is full of raw recruits, and they are the dregs of society - a fact that is not their fault.
		Monstrous Regiment can be purchased directly from Ulverscroft, the parent company of F. Thorpe - Charnwood.
	www.largeprintreviews.com /regiment.html (603 words)

	Terry Pratchett Monstrous Regiment Reviewed by Rick Kleffel
		If this world has become so unbearable to experience that it can't even be reasonably discussed, then we ingenious humans need to invent another world that's totally ridiculous but about which we can talk like the reasonable men and women we all know ourselves to be.
		Terry Pratchett has been busily building that world for more than twenty years, and his latest novel of Discworld, 'Monstrous Regiment' will enable all of us to have good laugh and maybe even experience a coherent thought or two without frothing at the mouth, or having to listen to someone else do so.
		Pratchett's 'Monstrous Regiment' is fortunately far more durable than any pastry, no matter how towering.
	trashotron.com /agony/reviews/2003/pratchett-monstrous.htm (1007 words)

	The Internet Book Database of Fiction :: View topic - Terry Pratchett - Monstrous Regiment - 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A regiment which proves that women are just as good as men in every way primarily by not ever engaging in pitched combat with an all male regiment.
		I DO however agree that Monstrous Regiment is hardly pterry at his best, and the pink joke was perhaps a litle badly judged.
		My feeling is that while Monstrous Regiment is not laugh out loud funny (but compared to Night Watch, the book directly before it, it's a walk in the park) the book IS witty, and you should perhaps be a little more flexible in your expectations of Discworld books.
	www.ibdof.com /viewtopic.php?t=2513 (1539 words)

	The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women 1558
		For their sight in civil regiment is but blindness; their strength, weakness; their counsel, foolishness; and judgment, frenzy, if it be rightly considered.
		And these notable faults have men in all ages espied in that kind, for the which not only they have removed women from rule and authority, but also some have thought that men subject to the counsel or empire of their wives were unworthy of public office.
		But such is the empire and regiment of all women (as evidently before is declared); and therefore, I say, it is a thing plainly repugnant to good order: yea, it is the subversion of the same.
	www.scionofzion.com /firstblast.htm (6038 words)

	Monstrous Regiment - Arena Arts & Entertainment Inc
		You can also read more about the origins of "Monstrous Regiment" and download some of the exciting publicity material.
		Well, like many other theatre companies, ARENA has a lot of very talented females in the ranks, and we all know how many plays are out there have a lot of really good roles for female characters.
		MONSTROUS REGIMENT presented us with the opportunity to create many interesting, intriguing and challenging roles for women.
	www.arenaentertainment.com.au /monstrous_regiment.html (1118 words)

	Bookreporter.com - MONSTROUS REGIMENT by Terry Pratchett
		Her fellow soldiers in the Monstrous Regiment consist of (remember this is Discworld) a motley assortment of what's left of Borogravian young manhood: a Troll, a vampire, an Igor (Igors are a special class of being on Discworld --- they make excellent field medics because of their skills in stitchery and, er, recycling body parts).
		The Wyrd Sisters (a group of erstwhile Witches), Angua (a female werewolf in Ankh Morpork's Watch) and Commander Vimes's wife are among the few female protagonists.
		With MONSTROUS REGIMENT, we are introduced not only to Polly Perks but also to some other rather astonishing heroines.
	www.bookreporter.com /reviews/006001315X.asp (552 words)

	Amazon.ca: A Monstrous Regiment of Women: Books: Laurie R. King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		I think "A Monstrous Regiment of Women" is the book I most enjoyed because it shows Russell pursuing a case that is entirely her own -- mysterious deaths among the followers of a charismatic feminist preacher -- and coming into her own as a woman in every sense of the word.
		All the chapter headings are quotations which put women "in their place"--quotations from St. Paul, the Church Fathers, and John Knox (the title was from him, opposing Mary Tudor being queen ["regiment" is used in the sense of "regime"]).
		"A Monstrous Regiment of Women," the sequel to "The Beekeeper's Apprentice," is a great book on its own, but is simply not the same as the first book.
	www.amazon.ca /Monstrous-Regiment-Women-Laurie-King/dp/0553574566 (1260 words)

	The SF Site Featured Review: Monstrous Regiment
		Part of what he does to keep the peace is to recruit an honest, diverse police force, including werewolves, vampires, trolls and zombies; all citizens who have often been victims of prejudice and crime in Discworld.
		In Monstrous Regiment, Sam Vimes is a peace maker on a broader scale.
		You could easily guess that Monstrous Regiment referred to vampires and trolls and Igors, and of course it does.
	www.sfsite.com /10a/mr161.htm (807 words)

	Amazon.com: Monstrous Regiment: Books: Terry Pratchett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		But "Monstrous Regiment" is not going to end up on my Favorite Discworlds shortlist.
		In Monstrous Regiment, Terry Pratchett paints a comic picture of the military in a world in that parallels our own.
		Along the way we find out who is "running the show" and see that a ragtag bunch of miscreants (Polly's Regiment) can be very functional and indeed creative in achieving their perspective goal(s).
	www.amazon.com /Monstrous-Regiment-Terry-Pratchett/dp/0060013168 (2343 words)

	The Fence [Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett]
		Monstrous Regiment is the story of Polly, a girl who dressed up as a boy in order to join the army, find and bring home her brother.
		As is usual with books, the back of my copy has quotes on how great Monstrous Regiment is. Among them is one from the Daily Express comparing it to Evelyn Waugh's Officers and Gentlemen, and Jonathon Swift.
		And the anti-war parts were the parts of the book that stuck in my mind.
	www.freewebs.com /thefence/bmonstrous.htm (496 words)

	Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett \| PopMatters Book Review
		Monstrous Regiment is Terry Pratchett's 29th novel set in Discworld, a world just enough like ours to be uncomfortable.
		I thought at first that perhaps the issue of women in the military was passé -- surely the idea that one gender is inherently better at certain tasks than the other is an old and tired one, one we've all moved past.
		Then I told my uncle George in western Pennsylvania about the plot of Monstrous Regiment and he spouted off something about liberal pinko Commie crap and the superiority of men in all matters martial.
	www.popmatters.com /books/reviews/m/monstrous-regiment.shtml (1171 words)

	Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett - read excerpt
		Every man in the regiment to be clean shaven, by order!
		Apart from the letter and the medal, all the man left behind was a tin mug and, on the floor, a stain which wouldn't scrub out.
		The foregoing is excerpted from Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett.
	mostlyfiction.com /excerpts/monstrousregiment.htm (2240 words)

	Monstrous Regiment
		Polly Perks wants to join the army-specifically, the army of Borogravia, which is a small country with a short temper, ruled by Duchess Annagovia (at least in name).
		All the same, Monstrous Regiment does have a large number of fun moments, and Pratchett once again manages to take some shots at the various conventions (for some reason, of the entire regiment, Polly doesn't have any trouble at all with "pretending" to be a woman, just as one example).
		And given the way things tend to trend up to midway through the books, some of the final revelations won't be horribly surprising, although there quite a bit of irony involved.
	members.cox.net /storytellersarchivist/monstrousreg.html (674 words)

	Terry Pratchett Message Board: Monstrous Regiment Discussion Spoilers
		Monstrous Regiment is an allusion to the blistering sermon of that title by John Knox, the Calvinist/Scottish minister who thundered out against women having the audacity to think they might rule or be anything except subservient to their natural, god-given superiors-men.
		Part of the political problem is caused by the fact that there are no successors in Borogravia.
		Unlike Jingo, where Pratchett laughs at the pretensions and pomposity of those who would make war, in Monstrous Regiment he paints a detailed, intentionally depressing and dreary picture of what war does to a people and to their country.
	terrypratchettbooks.com /ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=004437 (1663 words)

	The Monstrous Regiment Of Women
		John Knox’s fulminations against the person he calls "that Jezebel of England", although they might make glad a republican heart, have no place in the church of today.
		The trumpet has sounded, not against the monstrous regiment of women, but for the triumphant regiment of the whole people of God.
		May God continue to call women and men to positions of leadership in his Church and in the nations of the world.
	jmm.aaa.net.au /articles/2424.htm (1432 words)

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	socks :: the monstrous regiment fanlisting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Welcome to Socks, the TFL.Org approved fanlisting for the Discworld book Monstrous Regiment.
		This fanlisting is a place for all fans of this wonderful book to join together.
		If you consider yourself a fan of Monstrous Regiment, please consider joining.
	www.fallen-knights.net /fan/socks (40 words)

	The Annotated Pratchett File v9.0 - Monstrous Regiment
		The title of this book is a reference to the pamphlet The First Blast of the Trumpet against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, written by John Knox in 1558, complaining about the sudden appearance of female monarchs such as Elizabeth of England and Mary of Scotland pre-empting the natural position and authority of men.
		Before the 1881 reforms, there was a British Army regiment, the 69th Foot, who were known as the "Ups-and-Downs" (because it mostly consisted of old veterans and raw recruits).
		And they -- or in fact, one of them -- is the subject of a folksong of a fairly generic kind in which (as an English folk singer once observed) a young lady is en route to Maidenhead when she loses her Aylesbury."
	www.lspace.org /books/apf/monstrous-regiment.html (2747 words)

	Monstrous Regiment quiz -- free game
		"This quiz is one that deals with "Monstrous Regiment".
		It shouldn't be too hard for those who read the book, otherwise it may be difficult."
		At the end of the book Polly and Maladicta meet two girls who want to join the army for the new war; what were their names?
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=224126 (300 words)

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