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What happened to the original manuscript of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men?
Steinbeck's dog, Toby, devoured an early draft of the story, which the author had written longhand on notepaper. Steinbeck wrote of the incident to his agent and said, "I was pretty mad, but the poor little fellow may have been acting critically."
(approximately) How many rejections did Louis L'Amour receive before being published?
Western writer Louis L'Amour received 200 rejections before he was finally published. His novels have now sold more than 320 million copies worldwide.
What was the original title of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451?
Ray Bradbury and his publishers thought The Fireman was a boring title, so they called a local fire station and asked what temperature paper burned at. The firemen put Bradbury on hold while they burned a book, then reported back, and the rest is history.
What is the subtitle of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
What did Aldous Huxley and C. S. Lewis have in common?
Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis both died on November 22, 1963, but their deaths were overshadowed by a more sensational death that same day: the assassination of U. S. President John F. Kennedy.
The U2 song "Shadows and Tall Trees" is taken from a chapter title in what famous book?
Chapter 7 of Lord of the Flies is titled "Shadows and Tall Trees," which U2 used as the final track on their debut album, Boy
What was the working title of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone With the Wind?
Believe it or not, Ba! Ba! Black Sheep was one of several working titles Margaret Mitchell used for her most famous novel
What do the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg in Great Gatsby represent?
The all-seeing being ; God staring down upon and judging American society as a moral wasteland