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1. Richard Hannay is the hero of which novel, published in 1915?

2. In which Charles Dickens novel would you find the character Magwitch?

3. Who wrote 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'?

4. Which of the following is the second best-selling fiction author of all time?

5. In which book does the character Major Major Major appear?

6. Mr. Darcy is an arrogant gentleman in which novel?

7. Which of Shakespeare's plays is known by actors as 'The Scottish play'?

8. By what name is the mansion home to Hepzibah Pyncheon known in the title of a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne?

9. Which Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn novel takes its title from the area of Hell mentioned in 'The Divine Comedy'?

10. Which recognized term meaning 'outrageously macabre' incorporates the name of an English author?

11. Which was the first story to feature the character Sherlock Holmes?

12. The literary classic 'David Copperfield' is the work of which writer?

13. Who is the author of 'Vanity Fair'?

14. Who wrote 'Breakfast at Tiffany's?

15. The Dickens novel 'A Tale of Two Cities' is concerned with which cities?

16. In 'Animal Farm', what type of animal is Snowball?

17. Who is Matilda's class teacher in the book by Roald Dahl?

18. Which literary character has a landlady named Mrs. Hudson?

19. Who does Mr. Brownlow rescue?

20. In Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen, there is an 'ecstasy of fumbling' for what?

21. In which Anthony Burgess novel is the storyteller a 15 year old hooligan called Alex?