British Literature Trivia

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Who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?

Answer: Lewis Carroll

Bonus fact: Project Gutenberg lists the work under Lewis Carroll, the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.

Who wrote Peter Pan?

Answer: J. M. Barrie

Bonus fact: Peter Pan appears on Project Gutenberg's Children's Literature bookshelf under J. M. Barrie.

Who wrote Treasure Island?

Answer: Robert Louis Stevenson

Bonus fact: Treasure Island is a classic adventure novel featuring the pirate Long John Silver.

What surname do sisters Elinor and Marianne share in Sense and Sensibility?

Answer: Dashwood

Bonus fact: Sense and Sensibility was published in 1811.

What is the common nickname of the protagonist of Great Expectations?

Answer: Pip

Bonus fact: Pip begins the novel as a young orphan living with his sister and her blacksmith husband.

Great Expectations was first published serially across which years?

Answer: 1860–1861

Bonus fact: The novel follows Pip’s changing fortunes after he receives money from a mysterious benefactor.