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1 Which book did Samuel Johnson have published in 1755?
A A Dictionary of the English Language (a.k.a. Johnson’s Dictionary)
2 What is the collective title for J R R Tolkien’s trilogy of fantasy adventure novels published in the 1950s?
A The Lord of the Rings
3 From which classic novel comes the phrase: “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”?
A Animal Farm by George Orwell
4 In which of Jules Verne’s novels does a French valet named Passepartout work for the protagonist?
A Around the world in 80 Days
5 Which witty dramatist and poet wrote the children’s stories The Happy Prince and The Selfish Giant?
A Oscar Wilde
6 Fro which Shakespeare play comes the line “Out, damned spot!”?
A Macbeth (spoken by Lady Macbeth)
7 Novelist Winston Graham created a Cornish saga that featured which family?
A The Poldarks
8 Which gothic tale of terror is written as a series of letters between Arctic explorer Captain Robert Walton and his sister?
A Frankenstein by Mary Shelly
9 What sort of family did author Mary Norton write about in her series of children’s fantasy novels?
A The Borrowers
10 Which English Nobel Prize-winning author wrote The Forsyte Saga, A Modern Comedy, and End of the Chapter?
A John Galsworthy (14 August 1867 – 31 January 1933)