Fill in blanks in the title of a RL Stevenson work 'The ___ Arrow'?
Black Click to see the answer
Complete the title of the famous work by Douglas Adams 'So Long and Thanks for All the…'?
Fish
James Stephens wrote a successful work entitled 'The Crock of...'?
Gold
What year saw the publication of Pride and Prejudice?
1813
What year saw the birth of Kingsley Amis?
1922
JM Barrie was born in which year?
1860
In what century did Christopher Marlowe live and die?
16th Click to see the answer
What is Tom's surname in Toms Midnight Garden?
Short
What was the title of William Boyds James Bond novel?
Solo
What year did Le Carre publish 'The Spy Who Came In From The Cold'?
1963
What year saw the birth of Jermoe K Jerome?
1859
Complete the title of the famous JG Ballard work 'Empire of the…'?
Sun
What was the real first name of George Orwell?
Eric
What year saw the birth of Daniel Defoe?
1660
What year saw the birth of DH Lawrence?
1885
Joyce Carey published the novel entitled The African…?
Witch Click to see the answer
Who was 'Obscure' in the title of a famous Thomas Hardy work?
Jude
What year saw the death of Muriel Spark?
2006
George Orwell was born in which year?
1903
In what year was Kingsley's 'The Water Babies' published?
1865
What year saw the birth of Irish Murdoch?
1919
Samuel Beckett was born in which year?
1906
Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tale's' was started in which century?
14th
Fill in the blanks in the title of a famous EM Forster work 'A Room With a…'?
View
What year was AA Milne born?
1882
Robinson Crusoe was published in which century?
17th
Joyce Carey published the novel entitled 'The African __________'?
Witch
The novel 1984 was published in what year?
1949 Click to see the answer
Complete the title of the famous work by Arnold Benet 'Anna of the Five..'?
Towns
Which of the Bronte sisters wrote Agnes Grey?
Anne
In what century did Anthony Trollope writer Barchester Towers?
19th
Which year saw the publication of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'?
1865
What word follows 'Westward' in the title of a Charles Kinglsey novel?
Ho
In what year was John Le Carre born?
1931
What nickname was given to CS Lewis?
Bob
What was the middle name of Doris Lessing?
May
What year did Doris Lessing write 'The Golden Notebook'?
1964
Fill in the blanks of a famous Walter Scott work '___ of Geierstein.
Anne
When did Kenneth Grahame publish 'The Wind in the Willows'?
1908
Gk Chesterton was born in what year?
1874
What century saw the publication of the Chronicles of Narnia?
20th
William Congreve was born in which year…?
1670
What year saw the birth of Jane Austen?
1775 Click to see the answer
What year saw the birth of Salman Rushdie?
1947
What does the J stand for in the name of JRR Tolkien?
John
Napoleon is what kind of animal in Orwells 'Animal Farm'?
Pig
The K in the name of GK Chesterton stands for...?
Keith
The Thought Police and Big Brother feature in which famous novel?
1984
What kind of Animal is 'Old Major' in Orwell's Animal Farm?
Boar
John Berge won the Booker Prize for which work?
G
What is the first name of Dickens 'Little' Doritt?
Amy
What year saw the birth of Rudyard Kipling?
1865
What did the first A stand for in the name of AA Milne?
Alan
What year saw the birth of EM Forster?
1879
When did Graham Greene publish Brighton Rock?
1938
What year saw the publication of Adam Bede?
1859
William Golding published Lord of the Flies in which year?
1954
G.K. Chesterton was born in what year?
1874
When was Muriel Spark born?
1918
Room 101 is a key aspect of which novel?
1984
Complete the title of the famous EM Forster Novel 'Where Angels Fear To…'
Tread
What year saw the birth of Alan Sillitoe?
1928
Complete the title of the first work by Kingsley Amis 'Lucky..'?
Jim
What year saw the birth of Lewis Carroll?
1832
In what year was Graham Greene born?
1904
Ian Fleming was born in which year?
1908
Robinson Crusoe' was published in which century?
17th
J.M. Barrie was born in which year?
1860
When was The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie first published?
1961
Complete the title of a 1908 GK Chesterton work 'The Man who was…'?
Thursday Click to see the answer
Complete the title of a seminal work by Alan Sillitoe 'The Loneliness of the Long Distance...'?
Runner
Salman Rushdie's 'The Jaguar Smile' was about which nation?
Nicaragua
Complete the title of a famous Orwellian work 'The Road to _____ Pier'?
Wigan
Complete the title of a seminal work by Kenneth Grahame 'The Reluctant..'?
Dragon
Valerie Martin won the Orange Prize for Fiction for which work?
Property
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in…?
Edinburgh Click to see the answer
What is the name of the classic Sci Fi series by Terry Pratchett?
Discworld
Hetty Sorrel is a leading character in which classic novel?
Adam Bede
What is the surname of Amelia in the famous work by Henry Fielding?
Booth
What does the V stand for in the name of Vs. Naipaul?
Vidiadhar
Nicola Barker won the Hawthornden Prize for which work?
Darkmans
What is the title of Alex Garlands most famous work?
The Beach
What is the middle name of Sebastian Faulks?
Charles
What does the E stand for in the name of EM Forster?
Edward
Who is the Merchant in The Merchant of Venice?
Antonio Click to see the answer
What was 'Singing' in the title of a 1950 Doris Lessing novel?
Grass
Mr Allworthy is a country gentleman who features in which work?
Tom Jones
Ben Jonson's The Alchemist is set in which city?
London
Complete the title of a famous work by John Le Carre: The Spy Who Came in From…'?
The Cold
What does the J in JM Barrie stand for?
James
In the name of EM Forster, what does the M stand for?
Morgan
Complete the title of a famous work by John Galt 'The Annals of the…'?
Parish
Liza of Lambeth is a Somerset Maugham work set in which city?
London
Complete the title of the seminal work by Anthony Powell 'Dance to the Music of …'?
Time
What was the name of Elizabeth Bowens 1927 novel that established her career?
The Hotel
Complete the title of a work by Anthony Trollope…'The last Chronicle of..'?
Barset
What decade saw the birth of Arthur Conan Doyle?
1850s Click to see the answer
What did the second A stand for in the name of AA Milne?
Alexander
In the name of DH Lawrence what does the H stand for?
Herbert
Who is perhaps most famous for 'The Chronicles of Narnia Tales'?
CS Lewis
DH Lawrence had early success with 'Daughters of the…'
Vicar
What does the H stand for in the name of H Rider Haggard?
Henry
What kind of novels was Douglas Adams famous for?
Sci fi
Which author died on the same day JFK was assassinated in 1963?
CS Lewis
Nicola Barker won the Hawthornden Prize for which work?
Darkmans
What does the D stand for in the name of DH Lawrence?
David
What was the middle name of Elizabeth Gaskell?
Cleghorn
The S in the name of CS Lewis stands for...?
Staples
Back to Methuselah is a play by which author?
GB Shaw
Who married the American writer Joy Dadimanin 1956?
CS Lewis
George Croly wrote novels in what genre?
Horror
Horace Walpole wrote the famous work entitled 'The ____ of Ortanto'?
Castle Click to see the answer
Shame, by Salman Rushdie, depicts political uprising in…?
Pakistan
Which ship does Ahab Captain in Moby Dick?
Peaquod
What was the middle name of writer Richard Sheridan?
Brinsley
What was the first name of Somerset Maugham?
William
What is the name of the family in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe?
Pevensie
Rites of Passage by Golding focuses on a trip to where?
Australia
Back to Methuselah' is a play by which author?
GB Shaw
What does the C stand for in the name of CS Lewis?
Clive
Who wrote the classic work 'The War of the Worlds'?
HG Wells
Fill in the blanks of the famous Doris Lessing work 'The Golden….'?
Notebook
Fill in the blanks of a famous Walter Scott work 'The ...... of Lammermoor'?
Bride
Mr Pim is a lesser known work by which author?
AA Milne
The Scretape Letters is a work by whom?
CS Lewis
What name used comes between H and Haggard to give the name of a famous author?
Rider
Fill in the blanks of a famous work by Thomas Love Peacock 'The ____ Castle'?
Crotchet
The G in the name of JG Ballard stands for...?
Graham
What was the middle name of Kingsley Amis?
William
Complete the title of the seminal RM Ballantyne Work 'The Coral…'?
Island
What does the K stand for in the name of Jermoe K Jerome?
Kalpak
JG Farrell won the Booker Prize for which work?
Troubles
What country was JM Barrie born in?
Scotland
Which Bronte sister was the oldest?
Charlotte
The first R in the name of JRR Tolkein stand for...?
Ronald
The Island of Dr Moreau was a work by...?
HG Wells
Which is the only play by Shakespeare that is written in 3 parts?
Henry VI
British Author William Boyd was born in which nation?
Ghana
Who wrote Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul?
HG Wells
Michael Moorcock writes chiefly in which genre?
Sci Fi
Ann Pratchett won the Orange Prize for Fiction for which work?
Bel Canto
Maria Edgeworth's 'The Absentee'is set in which country?
Ireland
What does the R stand for in the name of 19th century writer RM Ballantyne?
Robert
What does the G stand for in the name of G K Chesterton?
Gilbery
What does the J in JG Ballard stand for?
James
EM Forster famously wrote 'A Passage to….'?
India
Complete the title of a famous Thomas Hardy work 'Far From The Madding..'?
Crowd
What is the name of the detective created by Douglas Adams?
Dirk Gently Click to see the answer
Who wrote A Room With a View published in 1908?
EM Forster
Daughters of the Vicar was a key work in which writer career?
DH Lawrence
Nothing Like the Sun' was Anthony Burgess novel about whose sex life?
Shakespeare
Who was awarded the 2001 Noble Prize for Literature?
VS Naipaul
The Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce case is central to which Dickens novel?
Bleak House
Who wrote the 1612 work The Alchemist?
Ben Jonson Click to see the answer
The Mysterious Stranger was the final work by whom?
Mark Twain
Where Angels Fear to Tread' is a key literary work by whom?
EM Forster
Who wrote 'A Room With a View', published in 1908?
EM Forster
The Celestial Omnibus' is a collection of whose works?
EM Forster
Who is best known for 'The Pax Britannica' series?
Jan Morris
Who was known for his retelling of classic folk tales?
Alan Garner
Paul Farley earned a Whitbread Prize for which novel?
The Ice Age
Who made much use of his native Cheshire dialect in his works?
Alan Garner
What was the last play that Shakespeare wrote?
The Tempest Click to see the answer
What was the name of Martin Amis 2003 work which received much critical acclaim?
Yellow Dog
Who wrote the 1991 novel 'Times Arrow'?
Martin Amis
Empire of the Sun is perhaps the most known work by whom?
JG Ballard
White Teeth' is a seminal work by which author?
Zadie Smith
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen' was the debut work by which author?
Alan Garner
Stephen Blackpool appears in which Dickens novel?
Hard Times
Finnegan's Wake' is a seminal novel by whom?
James Joyce
Umbrella' and 'The Book of Dave' are key works by whom?
Will Self
Which of these is a real work by Herman Melville?
Billy Budd
What was the name of Martin Amis 1991 novel which runs backwards?
Times Arrow
Edward Glendenning is the leading character in which Walter Scott Work?
The Abbot
Which British writer was born to Norwegian parents?
Roald Dahl Click to see the answer
Which of the following authors was born in 1882 and died in 1941?
James Joyce
Matilda and The BFG are notable works by…?
Roald Dahl
Which of the following was associated with the New Wave of Sci fi in his early career?
JG Ballard
Captain Ahab appears in which novel?
Moby Dick
Sandition' is the unfinished final work by whom?
Jane Austen
The Duke of Albany is married to Goneril in which Shakespeare play?
King Lear
Which classic novel was Angela Carter writing a sequel to at the time of her death?
Jane Eyre
What does the D stand for in the name of RD Blackmore?
Dodderidge
Where Angels Fear to Tread' is a key literary work by whom?
EM Forster
Which of these is a 1779 work by Richard Brinsley Sheridan?
The Critic
Who is Ian Flemings most famous creation?
James Bond
The Celestial Omnibus' is a collection of whose works?
EM Forster
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a famous work by which children's author?
Roald Dahl
Passing away in 2014, who was Sue Townsends famous literary creation?
Adrian Mole
Who's key works include The Middle Passage and A Bend in the River?
VS Naipaul
The Murray Family and Weston are key in which novel?
Agnes Grey
Finnegans Wake is a seminal novel by whom?
James Joyce
Sandition' was an unfinished work by which author?
Jane Austen
Bartholemew Fayre is a seminal work by whom?
Ben Jonson
Lancaster was the middle name of which author?
James Bond
Nothing Like the Sun was Anthony Burgess novel about whose sex life?
Shakespeare
Umbrella (2012) and The Book of Dave (2006) are key works by whom?
Will Self
What as the title of George Eliot's first novel?
Adam Bede
Whose most famous work is perhaps 'A Passage to India'?
EM Forster