![]() The solution to the puzzle was obtained by deciphering the codes: "Catherine's long finger over shadows earth buried yellow amulet midday points the hour in light of equinox look you" and the acrostic "close by Ampthill" from the 16 paintings contained within the book. The book has been out of print for 20 years yet interest in Masquerade remains strong. The secret location was actually in Ampthill park itself and It seemed only right to name the. A series of riddles and clues throughout the book led to the place where a gold hare was buried. You may remember the nationwide hunt for the golden hare amulet in the early 80s. ![]() "The fact was that it was really there buried in the cold, wet earth." Golden Hare got its name from the Masquerade book by Kit Williams. In those days there was no Lottery and the Daily Mirror had not even started doing bingo. ![]() "It was right for the times and probably would be impossible now in the age of the internet. "We thought we only have to be tapped on the shoulder by a policeman and that would blow the whole gaff. ![]() He and University Challenge host Bamber Gascoigne, who acted as celebrity witness, set out to bury the hare with some trepidation. Despite the enthusiasm of his publisher Tom Maschler of Jonathan Cape, Williams really expected to sell the plates for the book as individual oil paintings and was astonished when it went on to sell nearly a million copies. ![]()
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