Famous Authors and Books Quiz

Hamlet is one of William Shakespeare's most famous tragedies, written around 1599-1601. Jack London wrote adventure novels like White Fang, Charles Dickens wrote Victorian novels like Oliver Twist, and George Bernard Shaw was a playwright (Pygmalion).

Androcles and the Lion is a 1912 play by George Bernard Shaw, based on the traditional fable. Jonathan Swift wrote Gulliver's Travels, Jules Verne wrote science fiction like Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Miguel de Cervantes wrote Don Quixote.

Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) is a classic adventure novel by Jules Verne, depicting Phileas Fogg's circumnavigation attempt. J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter, Charles Dickens wrote Victorian novels, and George Bernard Shaw was a playwright.

The Count of Monte Cristo (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas (père), published 1844-1846. George Bernard Shaw was a playwright, Jules Verne wrote science fiction, and Lewis Carroll wrote Alice in Wonderland.

Great Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens, serialized 1860-1861, depicting Pip's journey from childhood to adulthood. Jonathan Swift wrote Gulliver's Travels, Jules Verne wrote science fiction, and Lewis Carroll wrote Alice in Wonderland.

Mark Twain wrote 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' in 1876, based on his childhood experiences along the Mississippi River. Miguel de Cervantes wrote Don Quixote, Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, and Rowling wrote Harry Potter.

Charles Dickens wrote 'David Copperfield' in 1850, a semi-autobiographical novel considered his most personal work. Mark Twain is American, Rowling wrote Harry Potter, and Dumas wrote The Three Musketeers.

Lewis Carroll (pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) wrote 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' in 1865. Shaw was a playwright, Twain wrote American novels, and Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in the Middle Ages.

Geoffrey Chaucer wrote 'The Canterbury Tales' in the late 14th century, foundational to English literature. Rowling and Twain are from modern centuries, while Shaw was a 20th-century playwright.

Charles Darwin published 'The Descent of Man' in 1871, exploring human evolution and sexual selection. Shakespeare wrote plays, Shaw wrote plays, and Tagore was an Indian poet-writer.

Oscar Wilde wrote 'The Importance of Being Earnest' in 1895, a comedic masterpiece of Victorian society. Shakespeare wrote Elizabethan drama, Kipling wrote imperialism-themed works, and Tolstoy wrote Russian novels.

Leo Tolstoy wrote 'Anna Karenina' in 1877, a masterpiece exploring Russian aristocratic society and tragic romance. Shaw wrote modern plays, Shakespeare wrote Elizabethan drama, and Scott wrote historical adventures.

Jane Austen published 'Emma' in 1815, a novel exploring social class and romance in Regency England. Shaw wrote plays, Kipling wrote adventure stories, and Rowling is a contemporary fantasy writer.

Margaret Mitchell wrote 'Gone with the Wind' in 1936, an epic novel set during the American Civil War and Reconstruction. Shakespeare wrote Elizabethan plays, Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright, and Byron wrote Romantic poetry.

Sir Walter Scott wrote 'Ivanhoe' in 1819, a historical novel set in 12th-century England during the reign of Richard I. Wilde was an Irish playwright, Dostoevsky wrote Russian psychological novels, and Shaw wrote modern drama.

Michael Crichton wrote 'Jurassic Park' in 1990, a techno-thriller about genetically recreated dinosaurs. Puzo wrote The Godfather, Adamson wrote about lions, and Shaw wrote plays.

William Shakespeare wrote 'Macbeth' around 1606, a tragedy exploring ambition, guilt, and moral corruption in medieval Scotland. Adamson wrote wildlife stories, Austen wrote romantic novels, and Wallace wrote Ben-Hur.

'For Whom the Bell Tolls' is a novel by Ernest Hemingway, published in 1940. It tells the story of an American dynamiter fighting during the Spanish Civil War and is considered one of Hemingway's greatest works.

'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' is the third book in the Harry Potter series, written by J.K. Rowling. Published in 1999, it introduces Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and the concept of Animagi.