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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

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Difficulty: Easy
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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What decade saw the birth of Arthur Conan Doyle?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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