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1 Which world is Terry Pratchett famous for writing books about?
A Discworld
2 In Henry Williamson’s famous book, what type of animal was ‘Tarka’?
A An otter
3 Who was the eternally scruffy eleven-year-old schoolboy created by Richmal Crompton?
A Just William (William Brown)
4 What novel by Oscar Wilde is about a picture that aged instead of its owner?
A The Picture of Dorian Grey (it was his only novel)
5 Who wrote the series of books featuring The Borrowers?
A Mary Norton
6 Who wrote the novelisation of the film, ‘2001: A Space Odyssey?
A Arthur C Clarke (the film was based on some of his earlier short stories)
7 Which classic novel has the sub-title of ‘The Modern Prometheus’?
A Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus – by Mary Shelley
8 What was the occupation of Oliver Mellors, Lady Chatterley’s Lover in the book of the same name by D. H. Lawrence?
A Gamekeeper
9 Who wrote his first ‘secret diary’ when he was 13 and three-quarters?
A Adrian Mole (by Sue Townsend)
10 In the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, which county is the setting for ‘The Secret Garden’?
A Yorkshire (in Misselthwaite Manor)