Literary History Trivia Questions
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Who wrote the 1873 sketch 'Transcendental Wild Oats' that depicted her father Bronson's failed utopia?
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louisa may alcott
Who published his first book, 'Winning Bridge Made Easy,' in 1936?
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charles goren
From which country did writer Carl Sandburg's father originate?
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sweden
Whose very first novel manuscript was destroyed in a fire in Nanking?
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pearl s. buck
Which American author was living at Lamb House in Rye when he wrote 'The Ambassadors' in 1903?
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henry james
Which 17th-century author, known for writing 'Pilgrim's Progress,' was imprisoned in Bedford County Jail from 1660 to 1672?
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john bunyan
Which author served a term in the Indiana state legislature following the publication of his novel 'Monsieur Beaucaire'?
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booth tarkington
Which author never saw the opera adaptation of 'The Trial' because he died before the novel was published?
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franz kafka
Which poet was granted a lifetime pension by Queen Elizabeth I after dedicating 'The Faerie Queen' to her?
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edmund spenser
Which country is the focus of the nonfiction book 'The Fatal Shore' about the convict settlement?
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australia
Which famous author had a historic date with Nora Barnacle on June 16, 1904, the day on which his novel 'Ulysses' is set?
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james joyce
Which American poet was arrested after World War II for making Fascist propaganda broadcasts from Rome?
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ezra pound
In which city did Oscar Wilde spend his last years living under the name Sebastian Melmoth?
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paris
Who wrote 274 essays for 'The Spectator' in collaboration with Richard Steele during 1711 and 1712?
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joseph addison
Which magazine's first editor was written about by Thurber in 'The Years with Ross'?
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new yorker
Which playwright was Richard Brome a servant to before writing his own satirical comedies?
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ben jonson
Which author referred to the original version of his 1929 novel 'Sartoris' as 'Flags in the Dust'?
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william faulkner
Which author saw Audrey Hepburn in France and chose her for the play 'Gigi'?
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colette
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