Books & Authors

O. Henry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), an American short story writer known for his twist endings and stories like 'The Gift of the Magi' and 'The Ransom of Red Chief'. He adopted this pseudonym while serving time in prison for embezzlement, publishing stories to support his daughter.

Maxim Gorky (1868-1936) was the pen name of Alexey Maximovich Peshkov, a Russian and Soviet writer and political activist. He pioneered the socialist realism literary style and wrote works like 'Mother', 'The Lower Depths', and 'My Childhood'

William Wordsworth (1770-1850) is celebrated as a master of lyrical ballads, particularly through his collaboration with Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 'Lyrical Ballads' (1798), which is considered the starting point of the English Romantic movement. Poems like 'Tintern Abbey' and his Prelude exemplify his lyrical and balladic mastery.

Saki was the pen name of Hector Hugh Munro (1870-1916), a British writer known for his witty, satirical short stories. His works include 'The Open Window', 'The Unrest-Cure', and stories featuring Reginald and Clovis. Saki's writing often featured clever wordplay and ironic twists.

W. B. Yeats (William Butler Yeats, 1865-1939) was the famous Irish poet who died in 1939. A Nobel laureate (1923), Yeats was a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival and co-founded the Abbey Theatre. His works include 'The Second Coming', 'Easter 1916', and 'Sailing to Byzantium'.

Correct Answer: Sarojini Naidu

Correct Answer: Kautilya 

'Arms and the Man' is a play by George Bernard Shaw (G. B. Shaw, 1856-1950), first performed in 1894. This anti-romantic comedy satirizes war and heroism through the character of Bluntschli, a mercenary soldier. The title comes from Virgil's Aeneid, and the play is part of Shaw's 'Plays Pleasant' collection.

William Shakespeare wrote 'As You Like It', a romantic comedy believed to have been written in 1599. It's one of his most popular pastoral plays, featuring famous speeches like 'All the world's a stage'. E.M. Forster, Sarojini Naidu, and G.B. Shaw are all notable writers from different eras and genres.

Correct Answer: E. M. Forster

'The Apple Cart' is a political comedy written by George Bernard Shaw in 1929. It satirizes politics and features a fictional confrontation between a king and a prime minister. Shakespeare is famous for plays like 'Hamlet', while E.M. Forster wrote novels like 'A Passage to India'.

Correct Answer: Kalidasa

'Sons and Lovers' is a semi-autobiographical novel by D.H. Lawrence, published in 1913. It explores complex family relationships and psychological themes typical of Lawrence's modernist work. Rousseau wrote political philosophy, Kalidasa was ancient Indian Sanskrit poet, and Joyce wrote modernist fiction like 'Ulysses'.

'Ulysses' is James Joyce's landmark modernist novel published in 1922. It follows a single day in Dublin and uses stream-of-consciousness technique extensively. D.H. Lawrence wrote different novels, Rousseau was a philosopher, and Kalidasa wrote classical Sanskrit works.

'The Social Contract' is a 1762 political philosophy work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. It argues that legitimate political authority comes only from a social contract agreed upon by all citizens. D.H. Lawrence, Kalidasa, and James Joyce were fiction writers, not political philosophers.

Correct Answer: Jane Austen

'The Lady of the Lake' is a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1810. It's set in the Scottish Highlands and was influential in Romantic literature. H.G. Wells wrote sci-fi, Shakespeare wrote plays, and Jane Austen wrote novels.

Iago is the villain in Shakespeare's 'Othello', one of literature's most manipulative characters. He drives the plot by deceiving Othello about his wife Desdemona. H.G. Wells, Walter Scott, and Jane Austen did not create this tragic villain.

'Talisman' is one of Sir Walter Scott's historical novels, part of his 'Tales of the Crusaders' series. Scott wrote numerous historical fiction works in the early 1800s. H.G. Wells wrote sci-fi, Shakespeare wrote plays, and Austen wrote domestic novels.

'The Invisible Man' is a science fiction novel by H.G. Wells, published in 1897. It tells the story of a scientist who discovers how to become invisible. This is classic Wellsian sci-fi, unlike Shakespeare's plays, Scott's historical works, or Austen's social novels.

'Sense and Sensibility' is Jane Austen's first published novel (1811). It explores the contrast between two sisters' approaches to love and life through the Elinor-Marianne dynamic. Wells wrote sci-fi, Shakespeare wrote plays, and Scott wrote historical romances.

'The Tempest' is one of William Shakespeare's last plays, written around 1610-1611. It's a romance featuring magic, shipwreck, and the characters Prospero, Miranda, and Caliban. H.G. Wells wrote sci-fi, Scott wrote historical novels, and Austen wrote domestic fiction.