British Non-Fiction Writers
An English author of the Early Nineteenth Century. He was a leader of Romanticism
Who is Samuel Taylor Coleridge?
"All Animals Are Equal, But..."
What is "...Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others"
A novel by Charles Dickens; the title character is an orphan boy.
What is Oliver Twist?
He demands a pound of flesh from the title character of the play after the merchant defaults on his debt.
What is Shylock?
Wrote "Hamlet", "Romeo and Juliet", "As you like it" and many others
Who is William Shakespeare?
He was much concerned with the general emptiness of modern life and with the revitalization of religion.
Who is T.S. Eliot?
"If music be the food..."
What is "... of love, play on."
A novel revolutionary in its form, is almost entirely concerned with the actions and thoughts of three characters on a single day.
What is Ulysses?
This line "Beware the Ides of March" is in this play.
What is Julius Caesar?
He wrote futuristic/sci-fi oriented novels such as The War of the Worlds, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Invisible Man, and The Time Machine; historical and scientific works, such as Outline of History; and comic novels.
Who is H.G. Wells?
Author of A Modest Proposal
Who is Jonathan Swift?
"God's In Heaven..."
What is "...All's Right With The World"
A short novel by Joseph Conrad. It concerns a seafarer, Marlow, who is sent to the interior of Africa in search of a "mad adventure" named Kurtz.
What is Heart of Darkness?
A comedy by Shakespeare where most of the action takes place in the Forest of Arden, to which several members of a duke's court have been banished.
What is As You Like It?
The first line of the poem Endymion, "A Thing Of Beauty Is A Joy Forever"
Who is John Keats?
An English poet of the eighteenth-century, known for his satirical wit and insistence on the valued of classicism in literature: balance, symmetry, and restraint
Who is Alexander Pope?
How Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth...
What is "... It Is To Have A Thankless Child."
With great ingenuity and energy, the main character sets out to civilize his surroundings: he clothes himself, grows crops, and builds and furnishes a house.
What is Robinson Crusoe?
This line "Was This The Face That Launched A Thousand Ships" is in this play.
What is Doctor Faustus?
The seventeenth century English poem "To His Coy Mistress"
Who is Andrew Marvell?
English author of the Eighteenth Century, known for his wit and for his balanced and careful criticism of literature
Who is Samuel Johnson?
"The Quality Of Mercy..."
What is "...Is Not Strained"?
In this novel, the cruel suffering Heathcliff inflicts on all involved in their separation.
What is Wuthering Heights?
This line "The Winter Of Our Discontent" is in this play.
What is "Richard the Third"?
He is best known for his collections of poems Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience contains "Tiger! Tiger! Burning Bright."
Who is William Blake?