Authors
This author created entire languages, complete with grammar and vocabulary, which were used in the books they wrote.
Who is J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings?
Rather than tell his new fiancée he's already married, this brooding landowner locks his mentally ill wife in the attic of his mansion for years and proceeds with the wedding anyway.
Who is Mr. Rochester? (From Jane Eyre)
"an annoying scientist and and ugly tall man fight over who is more depressed"
What is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley?
A bracelet accidentally delivered to his wife instead of the young actress it was intended for helped fuel one of Victorian England's biggest literary scandals involving this famous author.
Who is Charles Dickens?
After falling in love with his adoptive sister, this man digs up her corpse years after her death because he cannot let go of his obsession.
Who is Heathcliff? (From Wuthering Heights)
"I liked this book because I too have a filthy rat for a friend."
What is Flowers for Algernon?
This author believed in fairies after seeing photographs that were later revealed to be hoaxes.
Who is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes?
After believing his wife has been unfaithful, this Shakespearean general murders her before discovering he was manipulated by Iago.
Who is Othello?
"I found the narrator, a racist german war veteran imprisoned for an attempted coup, very unrelateable. He was just not very sympathetic or likeable. Also the book is written in german, which is not very relateable to me, someone who doesn't speak german."
What is Mein Kampf by Adolph Hitler?
To avoid distractions while finishing a famous book, this author allegedly had their servant hide all of their clothes so they couldn't leave the house.
Who is Victor Hugo? (While finishing The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
This wealthy spinster wears her wedding dress for decades, leaves her wedding feast to rot on the table, and raises an adopted daughter to break men's hearts out of revenge.
Who is Miss Havisham? (From Great Expectations)
"it was a good book but too many racial stuff i don't like but overall good book"
What is To Kill A Mockingbird?
This author mysteriously disappeared for 11 days in 1926. Their car was found abandoned, and despite a nationwide search, they was eventually discovered staying at a hotel under another person's surname. They never publicly explained what happened.
Who is Agatha Christie, author of mystery novels including Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None?
This Southern belle marries three times, steals her sister's fiancé, and manipulates nearly everyone around her while insisting she's just doing what it takes to survive.
Who is Scarlett O'Hara? (from Gone with the Wind)
"just a bunch of people going to each others' houses"
What is Pride and Prejudice?