Literary Analysis

David Copperfield is indeed a novel by Charles Dickens, published in 1850. The Three Musketeers was written by Alexandre Dumas, Paradise Lost by John Milton, and Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (misspelled as 'Mensfield' in the option). Dickens is known for works like Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, and A Tale of Two Cities.

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho holds the Guinness World Record for being the most translated book by a living author, having been translated into more than 80 languages since its publication in 1988. The Devil and Miss Prym, Fifth Mountain, and Eleven Minutes are his other works but don't hold this record.

Howard Pyle's 1883 novel 'The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood' popularized the Robin Hood legends in America. Robin Hood is the heroic outlaw from English folklore known for robbing from the rich to give to the poor.

Salman Rushdie's 'Midnight's Children' won the 'Booker of Bookers' award in 1993 to commemorate the Booker Prize's 25th anniversary, judged the best novel to have won the prize in its first 25 years. It again won the 'Best of the Booker' in 2008, celebrating 40 years of the prize. The novel magical realism explores India's transition from British colonialism to independence.

Steve Waugh's autobiography is titled 'Out of My Comfort Zone' published in 2005. It details his cricket career and leadership of the Australian team. 'True Colours' is Adam Gilchrist's book, 'All Round View' is by Imran Khan, and 'Back to Pavilion' is not a Waugh book.

Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer (1876) is widely documented as the first novel submitted to a publisher in typewritten form, though there's some historical debate about earlier typewritten manuscripts.

Qian Fuchang's 'Out of the Fortress' is indeed noted as being written entirely in SMS language (text message abbreviations). The novel, published in 2004, uses the abbreviated language style commonly used in mobile phone text messages. It's considered a literary experiment reflecting the SMS culture of early 2000s China.

Shylock is the Jewish moneylender in Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice'. He demands a pound of flesh as collateral for a loan from Antonio. The other plays listed (The Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It) do not feature Shylock.

Les Hommes de bonne volonté (Men of Good Will) by Jules Romains is an epic novel cycle published in 27 volumes between 1932 and 1946. It is widely cited as one of the longest novels ever published, containing over 2 million words. It is not the oldest; that title often goes to works like the Tale of Genji.

Professor Calculus (Professeur Tournesol in French) was first introduced in 'Red Rackham's Treasure' (1944). This adventure follows 'The Secret of the Unicorn' and features the treasure hunt where Calculus's inventions prove crucial. The other options are later adventures where he appears.

Thomson and Thompson, the bumbling detective twins, made their first appearance in 'Cigars of the Pharaoh' (1934), which is the fourth Tintin adventure. They were initially introduced as antagonists before becoming recurring characters. They appear in most subsequent Tintin books and are central to the comic appeal of the series.

'I Shouldn't Be Alive' is a Discovery Channel/Animal Planet series that features firsthand accounts from ordinary people who survived life-threatening situations. Each episode includes the survivor narrating their experience while actors re-enact the dramatic events.

The two maneless male lions that terrorized railway workers in Tsavo, Kenya in 1898 became known as 'The Ghost' and 'The Darkness.' Patterson's book describes how they killed dozens of workers, and the lions are now displayed in Chicago's Field Museum.