Famous Books and Their Authors

Major Barbara is a famous play by George Bernard Shaw, first performed in 1905. Patanjali is associated with yoga sutras, John Milton wrote Paradise Lost, and 'Sherry' appears to be a distractor name without literary connection to this title.

The Light of Asia is an epic poem about Gautama Buddha written by Sir Edwin Arnold in 1879. The other options are incorrect authors for this work - 'Sherry' and 'Lucy' are not renowned poets in this context, and Erich Segal wrote Love Story, not Buddhist poetry.

Marriage and Morals is a philosophical work by Bertrand Russell, published in 1929, exploring sexual ethics and marriage. Hitler wrote Mein Kampf, Kalidasa was a Sanskrit poet, and Dante wrote The Divine Comedy - none authored this work.

The Return of the Native is a novel by Thomas Hardy, set in Egdon Heath and published in 1878. Leo Tolstoy wrote Russian classics like War and Peace, Plato was a Greek philosopher, and Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas - all incorrect for this English Victorian novel.

The Ramayana, one of Hinduism's two major epics, is traditionally attributed to the sage Valmiki. Tzu Tao refers to Chinese Taoist philosophy, Harsha was a 7th-century Indian emperor who wrote plays, and Harold Laski was a British political theorist - none composed the Ramayana.

Nirad C. Chaudhuri wrote "Scholar Extraordinary" (1955), a biographical work about the German poet Heinrich Heine. Chaudhuri was a renowned Indian Bengali writer known for his scholarly prose and Western classical influences.

Pearl S. Buck, the American novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938, wrote "The Patriot" (1939), a novel set in China during the tumultuous period of political upheaval.

Jane Austen is the author of "Pride and Prejudice" (1813), one of the most celebrated novels in English literature. This romantic novel of manners critiques the British landed gentry and explores themes of marriage, wealth, and social status.

Sarojini Naidu, known as the "Nightingale of India," wrote "The Song of India" (later published as "The Golden Threshold"). She was a poet, freedom fighter, and the first woman Governor of an Indian state.

James Jeans, the British physicist, astronomer, and mathematician, wrote "The Universe Around Us" (1929), a popular science book explaining astronomy and cosmology to general readers. He was known for making complex scientific concepts accessible.

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Bhavabhuti was a renowned Sanskrit playwright during the Gupta period (c. 8th century CE). He wrote "Uttara Ramacarita" (The Later Story of Rama), one of his three major plays, focusing on the later episodes of Rama's life after his return to Ayodhya.

Ernest Hemingway wrote "The Old Man and the Sea" (1952), one of his most famous works. This novella about an aging Cuban fisherman's struggle with a marlin won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and contributed to his Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.

R.K. Narayan wrote "Waiting for the Mahatma" (1955), a novel set during the Indian independence movement. The story follows a young man named Sriram who becomes involved with the freedom struggle and meets Gandhi.

The White Peacock (1911) was indeed D. H. Lawrence's first published novel. Pearl S. Buck wrote The Good Earth, T.S. Eliot was a poet (The Waste Land), and Vir Savarkar was an Indian independence activist and historian, not associated with this novel.

Shakuntala (or Shakuntalam) is a famous Sanskrit play by Kalidas, the ancient Indian dramatist and poet often called the Shakespeare of India. Firdausi was a Persian poet, P.B. Shelley wrote English Romantic poetry (Ode to the West Wind), and John Jean is not a recognized classical author.

The Sands of Time is a novel by American author Sidney Sheldon (spelled correctly as one word, not Sydney). Leo Tolstoy wrote War and Peace, Surdas was a blind Hindu poet-saint, and Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice and other Regency-era novels.

The Sword of Tipu Sultan is a historical novel by Bhagwan S. Gidwani, published in 1978. It chronicles the life of Tipu Sultan, the 18th-century ruler of Mysore. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (likely meant by Jame Jean) was a French philosopher, Al-Biruni was a Persian scholar, and Kamban was a Tamil poet who wrote Ramavataram.