Characters
This title character of a Charlotte Brontë novel asks Mr. Rochester, "Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless
Who is Jane Eyre
In this classic work of children's literature the characters Mike, Veruca, Violet, Augustus, and Charlie get a tour of a confectionery manufacturing facility
What is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Two displaced migrant ranch workers are the dual protagonists of this 1937 novella with a title that starts with a preposition
What is Of Mice and Men
Likenesses of Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins splash in puddles in a Portland sculpture garden dedicated to this beloved children's lit author
Beverly Cleary
This famed Boston author of "Little Women" was previously taught by Henry David Thoreau and even penned him a poem titled "Thoreau's Flute
Who is Louisa May Alcott
This classic character from Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" inspired the common image of a pirate with a parrot on his shoulder
Who is Long John SLiver
In this classic 1985 children's book by Chris Van Allsburg, a young boy takes a train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve
What is The Polar Express
Jack, Simon, Piggy, and Roger are four of the young characters that make up the cast in this 1954 novel
What is Lord of the Flies
This American author, popularly known by a pseudonym, considered Hartford the most beautiful city in the United States and settled there to write what are considered his bildungsroman masterpieces. Coincidentally, this Missouri-born man lived next door to Harriet Beecher Stowe while in Hartford.
Who is Mark Twain
This New England-born poet was famously prolific, but having written nearly 1,800 poems had fewer than a dozen published during her lifetime. Famous poems include "Because I could not stop for Death" and "Tell all the truth but tell it slant."
Who is Emily Dickinson
This name is shared by the author of young adult science fiction novels like "A Wrinkle in Time” and the French pastry that inspires a lengthy flashback in Marcel Proust's "In Search of Lost Time
What is Madeleine
He is the most famous character created by H. A. and Margaret Rey, and first appeared in the children's book "Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys"
Who is Curious George
This Pulitzer Prize winning novel is set in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama
What is To Kill a Mockingbird
What famed children's author said the following? "I answer all my children's letters – sometimes very hastily – but this one I lingered over. I sent him a card and I drew a picture of a Wild Thing on it. I wrote, 'Dear Jim: I loved your card.' Then I got a letter back from his mother and she said: 'Jim loved your card so much he ate it.' That to me was one of the highest compliments I've ever received."
Maurice Sendak
Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, and Sprout Goat are some of the various characters who can be found within the busy world of this Massachusetts-born author and illustrator
Who is Richard Scarry
Set just before the American Revolution, this title character in Esther Forbes Newbery-winning novel is a silversmith's apprentice who takes part in the Boston Tea Party
Who is Johnny Tremain
"Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus," translated as "Never Tickle A Sleeping Dragon," is the official motto for this fictional place of learning
What is Hogwarts
The most notable brewery in literature might be the abandoned, rusted-over operation once run by Miss Havisham, the eccentric woman young Pip meets in this 1860 novel by Charles Dickens
What is Great Expectations
"The Torrents of Spring" (set in northern Michigan) and "To Have and Have Not" (set on a Key West fishing boat) are the only two novels by this American author to be set in the United States
Who is Ernest Hemingway
This historic bookstore and Boston landmark, which became a meeting place for writers like Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry David Thoreau, has been called the "Cradle of American Literature
What is the Old Corner Bookstore
According to ancient Greek literature, Argos, the dog of this wayward king of Ithaca, died of joy after seeing his master for the first time in decades
Who is Odysseus
In this children's author's obituary in 1991, the New York Times said "English was too skimpy for his rich imagination." and that "his meter was irresistible."
Who was Dr. Seuss
The first mention of dragons in Greek literature can be found in this epic poem, which describes Agamemnon wearing a blue dragon design on his sword belt and a three-headed dragon seal on his breastplate.
What is The Iliad
This English writer was born Adeline Virginia Stephen in 1882 and is considered one of the most important 20th century modernist writers? She's also considered a pioneer of stream of consciousness writing, and wrote novels including "The Voyage Out" and "The Waves."
Who is Virginia Woolf
This Boston neighborhood was home to Sylvia Plath, Robert Frost, and Louisa May Alcott for portions of their lives. Alcott published her first story while living in the neighborhood while Plath and Frost lived here later in life.
What is Beacon Hill