Literary Figures Trivia Questions
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Who is the author of the novel 'Persuasion' where Anne is convinced not to marry Wentworth?
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jane austen
Which English author adopted a pen name in honor of her long-time friend George Henry Lewes?
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george eliot
Which columnist wrote the 1922 book 'Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage' that sold over half a million copies?
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emily post
Which old woman is believed to have some of her rhymes written by playwright Oliver Goldsmith?
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mother goose
Who called rhyme 'The invention of a barbarous age, to set off...lame meter' in a preface to 'Paradise Lost'?
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john milton
Who is the author of the poetry volume 'Horses Make a Landscape Look More Beautiful' and the novel 'The Color Purple'?
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alice walker
Which author, known for writing 'Candide', wrote his first tragedy, 'Oedipe', as a teenager?
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voltaire
Which author, who wrote 'The Call of the Wild', once stole oysters to survive?
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jack london
Which author, who was born in Philadelphia, wrote about 'Coming of Age in Samoa'?
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margaret mead
Which author, known for writing 'The Deerslayer', took up writing because he was disgusted with the novels of his time and wanted to show he could do better?
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james fenimore cooper
Which author, also known for 'The Life & Death of Mr. Badman', is most famous for writing 'The Pilgrim's Progress'?
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john bunyan
Which English poet, often hailed as the greatest after Shakespeare, wrote the tribute 'On Shakespeare' in 1630?
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john milton
Which poet is known for having visions of angels and dead people and wrote 'Tyger! Tyger! Burning Bright!'?
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william blake
Which younger brother of philosopher William became a British subject a year before he died?
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henry james
Which poet and author spent his last days in a cottage in the Bronx, famously known for the phrase 'quoth the raven'?
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edgar allan poe
Which author, famous for his short stories, was actually from Manhattan, Kansas, and had Damon as his middle name?
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damon runyon
Which writer, known for creating Tarzan, worked as a correspondent for the L.A. Times during WWII?
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edgar rice burroughs
Which French author, known for his work set in Guernsey and having a mistress who lived near Hauteville House, is associated with the term 'miserable'?
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victor hugo
Which author, who faced depression and underwent electroshock therapy, tragically took his own life in Ketchum, Idaho in 1961?
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ernest hemingway
Which lord was described by Lady Caroline Lamb as 'mad, bad and dangerous to know'?
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lord byron
Which macabre writer's possibly haunted house in Baltimore attracts tourists during Halloween?
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edgar allan poe
Which brothers published 'Kinder-und Hausmarchen' in the early 1800s, tales meant for both kids and adults?
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brothers grimm
Which artist's conflicts with Pope Julius II are depicted in 'The Agony and the Ecstasy'?
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michelangelo
Who is the famous author that was injured as an ambulance driver at Fossalta di Piave, Italy on July 8, 1918?
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ernest hemingway
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