Book Characters
She wears the titular "Scarlet Letter"
Hester Prynne
This author is famous for Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and James and the Giant Peach
Who is Roald Dahl?
Solo piano works by this man include 1846's Opus 60 "Barcarolle" & 17 Polish songs
(Frédéric) Chopin
"Shakespeare in 1606" is the subtitle of James Shapiro's book rhymingly titled "The Year of" this great tragic play
King Lear
"One short day in the Emerald City... full of so much to do"
Wicked
In "To Kill a Mockingbird", this reclusive neighbor hardly says "boo" but he saves Jem's & Scout's lives
Boo Radley
This author is famous for The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham
Who is Dr Seuss?
"Die Zauberflöte" in German, this Mozart opera premiered in 1791, just months before the composer's death
The Magic Flute
A risque work "written" by one of this queen's ladies in waiting, "1601" was first published anonymously by Mark Twain in 1880
Elizabeth I
"Can you feel the love tonight? The peace the evening brings..."
The Lion King
The Cat in the Hat unleashes the blue-haired, red-jumpsuited creatures known as this pair
Thing 1 & Thing 2
This author is known for writing War and Peace and Anna Karenina
Who is Leo Tolstoy?
Compositions by Bach include "Toccata &" this "in D minor" as well as "The Art of the" this
Fugue
A classic by a fellow Englishman inspired Anthony Burgess to write a book in response whose title is this, one year later
1985
"Hey sanna, hosanna, hey, JC, JC, you're alright by me"
Jesus Christ Superstar
Hunting a whale, Starbuck orders this character, "There, there, give it to him!" meaning to throw a harpoon
Queequeg
She is best known for writing To Kill a Mockingbird
Who is Harper Lee?
Handel's 5-movement orchestral suite, "Music for the Royal" these, premiered in 1749 & naturally preceded a display
Fireworks
Herman Raucher based his coming-of-age novel about the summer of this year on his own experiences on Nantucket island
'42
"Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes, how do you measure, measure a year?"
Rent
An American boy named Cedric Errol is heir to an earldom in this book by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Lord Fauntleroy
This person wrote many letters and books while in prison for 27 years
Who is Nelson Mandela?
One of Gabriel Faure's most famous pieces is his pavane, a centuries-old dance that gets its name from this Italian "P" city
Padua
"Daybreak-2250 A.D." is by prolific author Alice Mary Norton, better known to sci-fi fans by this first name
Andre
"In short there's simply not a more congenial spot for happily-ever-aftering than here"
Camelot