Classic Literature
This character’s first proposal is rejected by Elizabeth Bennet in part because of his pride. Character was also updated in the Bridget Jones series.
Mr. Darcy
In the book Curious George, the man by this name is the monkey's companion.
The man with the yellow hat
This author wrote The Fellowship of the Ring, the first book in a popular fantasy trilogy.
J.R.R. Tolkien
This author wrote Of Plymouth Plantation to record the experiences of the passengers who came to the New World on The Mayflower.
William Bradford
This horror story writer was involved in an unexpected road accident while walking in 1999.
Stephen King
Charlotte
This author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia series.
The main character of this author's book series is friends with Ron and Hermione.
J.K. Rowling
Miller wrote The Crucible in the 1950s as an allegory for the Red Scare and this real-life political phenomenon named after a US senator.
McCarthyism
King Arthur's Wife
Guinevere
The classic book by J. M. Barrie that opens with the line “All children, except one grew up”?.
Peter Pan
This classic children’s novel features a pig named Wilbur and a spider who saves him with words.
Charlette's Web
This author wrote Oliver Twist as well as A Tale of Two Cities.
Charles Dickens
The occupation of the protagonist Guy Montag in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.
Fireman
The name of the Robert Frost poem that Johnny recites to Ponyboy in 'The Outsiders'.
Nothing Gold Can Stay
This impulsive action by Romeo directly leads to his banishment from Verona.
Killing Tybalt
In this Newbery Medal–winning novel, characters are guided by supernatural beings Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which.
A Wrinkle in Time
This author penned the American realist novel The Grapes of Wrath which was published in 1939 and portrayed the life of migrant farmworkers.
John Steinbeck
The year in which 'Of Mice and Men' was published.
1937
She questions her husband’s masculinity to persuade him to murder King Duncan.
Lady Macbeth
This Gothic book was written by Mary Shelley as part of a competition between friends.
Frankenstein
The name of Tom Sawyer’s best friend in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Huckleberry Finn
Read Across America Day is this famous children's literature author's birthday.
Maycomb, Alabama
This Latin phrase means “great work” and refers to the largest and best achievement of an author.
Magnum Opus