Shakespeare is often referred to as the ‘Bird of Avon’. Who is known as the ‘Swan of Avon’? In Shakespeare’s play ‘The Merchant of Venice’, who was the merchant? The title of Thomas Hardy’s book, Under the Greenwood Tree was taken from a song in which Shakespearean play? The title of Aldous Huxley’s book Brave New World is a phrase taken from which Shakespearean play? Who wrote the book Pilgrim’s Progress? Which famous poet was expelled from Oxford University for writing a tract called The Necessity of Athesim? Which Novel by Charles Dickens begins with the words: ‘It was the best times, it was the worst of times’? Give the name and pen-name of the author of Silas Manner and The Mill on the Floos? By what name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, author of The Hunting of the Snark better known? Who, in schoolboy fiction, is probably the most famous pirate and which pirate dreamed of toasted cheese? In detective fiction, who was the arch-enemy of the tenants of 221 Baker Steet? Which author was against the killing of animals and willed that his funeral procession should consist of various species of animals wearing white scarves? Athos, Porthos and Aramis were the three friends of which character in Dumas’ novel The Three Musketeers? Who wrote Crime and Punishment? The work of which Russian novelist was banned in his own country but published in Milan in 1957" Who wrote All Quiet on the Western Front? Johnn Rudolf Wyss was the author of which children’s classic, first published in 1812" Which play was Abraham Lincoln watching when he was assassinated?

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