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- Q: Which collection of stories saved the life of Scheherazade?
A: The Thousand and One Nights, which is also known as the Arabian Nights. She told stories over the course of 1,001 nights. - Q: What was H.G Wells’ first novel?
A: The Time Machine, published in 1895. H.G. Wells’ first published book was a textbook, A Textbook of Biology (1893), which was based on his studies. - Q: In Wonderland, who took a watch out of his waistcoat pocket only to discover that he was late?
A: The White Rabbit. As he hurried by in Chapter 1 (“Down the Rabbit-Hole”), he muttered, “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!” which prompted Alice to follow him down the rabbit hole. - Q: The mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home, is the line that opens which classic children’s novel?
A: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, published in 1908. The story begins with Mole abandoning his spring cleaning to explore the riverbank, where he meets Ratty, Badger, and the adventurous Toad. - Q: How many plays is William Shakespeare generally credited with?
A: 38 plays. Although scholars debate the exact number, with estimates ranging from 37 to 40 or more. - Q: Which English novelist and poet wrote “Far from the Madding Crowd”?
A: Thomas Hardy. Published in 1874, it was his fourth novel, his first major literary success, and the first to be set in his fictional rural region of Wessex. - Q: Who joins Julian, Dick, George (Georgina), and Anne in Enid Blyton’s “Famous Five”?
A: Timmy, George’s dog. A large, brown, loyal mongrel dog who protects the children and often enables them to wander unsupervised. - Q: In Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, why were the pilgrims travelling?
A: Canterbury Cathedral to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket. - Q: In which epic novel are the characters Denisov and Dolokhov?
A: War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel, first published in its entirety in 1869). - Q: Riotous Assembly was the first irreverent humorous novel by which author?
A: Tom Sharpe. Published in 1971, it was a savage satire of the South African police and the apartheid regime.