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crime and punishment
Dostoevski novel in which Raskolnikov, a young student, kills an old woman pawnbroker
crime and punishment
Dostoyevsky drew on his own experience in prison to write this 1866 masterpiece
the brothers karamazov
Dostoyevsky work that centers on the murder of Fyodor, father of Alyosha, Dmitry & Ivan
the time machine
H.G. Wells subtitled this 1895 classic "An Invention\"
uncle toms cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe said that God wrote this book, "I merely did his dictation\"
the sun also rises
Hemingway's epigraph to this novel includes a Biblical passage that begins, "One generation passeth away...\"
sister carrie
Her last name is Meeber; Dreiser said she was full of "the illusions of ignorance and youth\"
the scarlet letter
Hester Prynne counsels others in her predicament & dies of old age
robinson crusoe
His ship was wrecked off an island near South America; he remained alone on the island for 28 years
les miserables
During his 15-year exile on the island of Guernsey, Victor Hugo completed this, the longest of his novels
stuart little
E.B. White began this novel about a "mouse" for his 6-year-old niece; she was grown & reading Hemingway by its finish
madame bovary
Emma is the first name of this bored & adulterous 1856 French title character
remembrance of things past
English title of 7-part novel "A la recherche du temps perdu" by Proust
gullivers travels
Enraged, Lemuel tore the ropes from his body. His captors were "not six inches high"! His boot rose ominously.
the old man and the sea
Ernest Hemingway's only Pulitzer Prize came in 1953 for this short novel about a Cuban named Santiago
brave new world
Escalator squash & obstacle golf are games in this Aldous Huxley novel
the odyssey
8th or 9th century B.C.: The Land of the Lotus-Eaters
to kill a mockingbird
A 1960 classic: "He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning\"
the old man and the sea
A Manolin (a person) & a marlin (a fish) appear in this Hemingway tale
gone with the wind
A barbecue takes place at Twelve Oaks, the Wilkes family plantation, in Chapter VI of this novel
lolita
A foreword to this novel says Humbert Humbert died in legal captivity before the start of his trial
the sun also rises
A telegram in this Hemingway novel says, "Lady Ashley Hotel Montana Madrid arriving Sud Express...love Jake\"
the wind in the willows
A. A. Milne based his play "Toad of Toad Hall" on this classic by Kenneth Grahame
beowulf
After slaying Grendel, the title character of this epic poem becomes King of the Geats & rules for 50 years
the three musketeers
From this French novel: "'But you're one against four!' cried Jussac. 'Stop fighting! I order you to stop fighting!'\"
the brothers karamazov
Fyodor (the father) throws parties that are veritable drunken orgies in this Russian sibling saga
moby dick
George Kennedy may have had a "whale" of a time recording this 1851 whale tale
uncle toms cabin
George Shelby dedicates his life to abolition in this Harriet Beecher Stowe novel
little women
Geraldine Brooks' "March" imagines the war exploits of Mr. March, the father of the 4 girls in this work
black beauty
Anna Sewell wrote her only novel about this title animal as a plea for the proper care of horses
the scarlet letter
At the end of this novel, Reverend Dimmesdale reveals publicly that he is the father of Hester Prynne's daughter
pride and prejudice
B. Disraeli found this Jane Austen novel about the Bennet family so delightful that he read it 17 times
a connecticut yankee in king arthurs court
Chapter 1 of this 1889 novel begins "'Camelot--Camelot...I don't seem to remember hearing of it before.'\"
lord of the flies
Chapter 1 of this 1954 British novel is entitled "The Sound of the Shell\"
the house of the seven gables
Chapter 1 of this Hawthorne novel is titled "The Old Pyncheon Family\"
the wizard of oz
Chapter 1 of this book describes "a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case one of those... whirlwinds arose\"
the wizard of oz
Chapter 8 of this book first published in 1900 is titled "The Deadly Poppy Field\"
moby dick
Chapter 83 of this Herman Melville novel is entitled "Jonah Historically Regarded\"
the three musketeers
Chapter 9 of this Alexandre Dumas novel is titled "D'Artagnan Reveals Himself\"
the three musketeers
Chapter VI of this 1844 novel is called "His Majesty King Louis XIII\"
david copperfield
Characters in this Dickens novel include Mealy Potatoes, Mr. Creakle & Edward Murdstone
pride and prejudice
Darcy! Darcy! He's our man! If he can't do it (that is, get over himself & marry Elizabeth in this novel) then no one can!
goodnight moon
Margaret Wise Brown, author of this 1947 book about a bunny's bedtime, loved to hunt rabbits
uncle toms cabin
This 1852 work was subtitled "Life Among the Lowly\"
a tale of two cities
This 1859 classic begins, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times\"
the time machine
This 1895 story set in the future was H.G. Wells' first novel
dracula
This 1897 novel contains the line "At sunrise the Count could appear in his own form\"
dracula
This 1897 novel was influenced by "Carmilla", an 1872 novella about a female vampire
1984
This 1949 novel features a society dominated by such slogans as "War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength\"
the cat in the hat
This 1957 title feline made things splat / I called animal control, then that was that / That was the end of...
catch22
This 1961 novel by Joseph Heller takes place on the island of Pianosa
the color purple
This 1982 novel by Alice Walker traces Celie's growth from self-hatred to independence
frankenstein
This Gothic classic was penned as part of a ghost story writing competition held in a mansion on Lake Geneva in 1816
the sun also rises
This Hemingway novel about the "Lost Generation" is told from the viewpoint of Jake Barnes
the sun also rises
This Hemingway novel begins, "Robert Cohn was once middleweight boxing champion of Princeton\"
ulysses
This James Joyce book was first published in France in 1922
huckleberry finn
This Mark Twain character's father "Pap" briefly held him prisoner in a cabin on the Illinois side of the Mississippi
gone with the wind
This Southern saga published in 1936 gets its title from a line in a poem called "Cynara\"
east of eden
This Steinbeck masterpiece tells the story of the Trasks & the Hamiltons
candide
This Voltaire title character is thrown out of the baron's castle with several kicks to his backside
the great gatsby
This character who loved Daisy Buchanan was born James Gatz
the wind in the willows
This children's story describes Toad Hall as "a dignified old house of mellowed red brick\"
the hunchback of notre dame
This classic by Victor Hugo opens on Jan. 6, 1482
a christmas carol
This classic novel's opening line is "Marley was dead: to begin with\"
a tale of two cities
This gripping Dickens novel explores the tragedy of the French Revolution firsthand
the fountainhead
This nearly 700-page work begins, "Howard Roark laughed.\"
fahrenheit 451
This novel says, "the books went up in sparkling whirls and blew away on a wind turned dark with burning\"
heart of darkness
This story published in 1902, based on Joseph Conrad's experiences in Africa, is not "light" reading
the old man and the sea
This tale includes the line "Fish, you are going to have to die anyway. Do you have to kill me too?\"
the great gatsby
This title guy lives in West Egg, Long Island; his lost love, Daisy Buchanan, in East Egg
jane eyre
Thorny problems beset this Bronte heroine when she's hired as a governess at Thornfield Hall
anna karenina
Though still living with her husband, a government official, she has an affair with the dashing Count Vronsky
wuthering heights
Title place where Hindley hates Heathcliff
the fountainhead
To research this bestseller, Ayn Rand worked in the office of architect Ely Kahn
war and peace
Tolstoy: "W. and P.\"
the prince and the pauper
Tom Canty, born in a slum called Offal Court, & Edward Tudor are the title characters in this Twain novel
all the kings men
Willie Stark, a character in this Robert Penn Warren novel was modeled on Huey Long
1984
Winston Smith lives in Oceania in this George Orwell work
1984
Winston Smith works at the Ministry of Truth in this novel
rip van winkle
Wolf, this Washington Irving character's dog, fails to recognize his master after a 20-year absence
treasure island
Yo ho ho: "La Isla del Tesoro\"
sophies choice
Zofia Maria Bieganska Zawistowska is the real name of the central character in this Wm. Styron novel
to kill a mockingbird
\"'Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passin.'\"
a room with a view
\"A Room of One's Own" is a feminist essay by Virginia Woolf; this E.M. Forster work tells of Lucy, on vacation in Italy
remembrance of things past
\"A la recherche du temps perdu" is the French title of this Proust masterpiece
little women
\"Aunt March Settles the Question\"
catch22
\"If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to; if he didn't want to he was sane and had to\"
heart of darkness
\"In the interior you will no doubt meet Mr. Kurtz\"
1984
\"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen\"
catch22
\"It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain he fell madly in love with him\"
tom jones
\"It's Not Unusual" to just "Help Yourself" to this 1749 Henry Fielding classic
remembrance of things past
\"Le Temps Retrouve" ("Time Regained") is the last part of this 3,000-page work
where the wild things are
\"Let the wild rumpus start!" is a line from this favorite
ulysses
\"My purpose holds to sail beyond the sunset", he says in a Tennyson poem that bears his name, set after a Homer epic
robinson crusoe
\"One day" this Daniel Defore title character "was exceedingly surprised with the print of a man's... foot on the shore\"
the time machine
\"T.T.M. " by H.G. Wells
the canterbury tales
\"The Miller's Tale" & "The Wife of Bath's Tale", among others
treasure island
The first chapter of this novel is titled "The Old Sea-Dog at the 'Admiral Benbow'\"
emma
The first line of a Jane Austen novel tells us this heroine is "handsome, clever, and rich\"
treasure island
The frontispiece of this Robert Louis Stevenson book featured a detailed map
the wizard of oz
The girl clicked her heels. Nada. She wasn't going home! What a practical joke! Oh, how Glinda loved to laugh!
the canterbury tales
The knight is the first character to tell his story in this Chaucer classic
les miserables
The love between Marius & Cosette cannot be stilled in this Hugo novel
anna karenina
The mad, impetuous woman played by Keira Knightley opposite Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Vronsky in a 2012 film
a clockwork orange
The narrator casually discusses doing "the ultra-violent on some... grey-haired ptitsa" in this Anthony Burgess novel
the great gatsby
The old money & new money Long Island neighborhoods in this novel are East Egg & West Egg
the wind in the willows
The stories that Kenneth Grahame told his son about a mole & a toad became this 1908 classic
the grapes of wrath
The title of this 1939 John Steinbeck novel was taken from a Julia Ward Howe song
black beauty
The title page of the first edition of this 1877 novel claims it was "translated from the original equine\"
the time machine
The traveller in this 1895 tale finds himself in the year A.D. 802,701
a passage to india
Mrs. Moore goes to Chandrapore, India to visit her son, the city magistrate, in this E.M. Forster novel
the jungle
Of the reaction to this novel, Upton Sinclair said, "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach\"
frankenstein
One book calls it "The Classic Novel about a Scientific Experiment to Create a Man-Made Human\"
war and peace
Our copy of this 1865-69 Tolstoy work is 1,444 pages long
great expectations
Phillip Pirrip (1860)
great expectations
Pin your hopes on Dickens: "My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip...\"
huckleberry finn
Poor grammar was one reason the Concord, Mass. library banned this Twain novel 1 month after it was published in 1885
the scarlet letter
Presumed dead, Roger Chillingworth finds out his wife, Hester, has cheated on him
anna karenina
Princess Elizabeth Tverskoy acts as a go-between for Count Vronsky & this title heroine
remembrance of things past
Proust paid to publish "Swann's Way", the first part of this epic work, after publishers rejected it
the great gatsby
Published in 1925, it still sells 500,000 copies a year & was on the bestseller lists in 2013
don quixote
Published in Spain in 1605, this classic of world literature was an instant hit
the house of the seven gables
Pyncheon Street, previously called Maule's Lane, was the location of this title home
the hunchback of notre dame
Quasimodo gets plastic surgery & really rings Esmeralda's bell
lord of the flies
Schoolboys survive a plane crash & create their own society on an island in this work by William Golding
oliver twist
Since the beadle named his waifs alphabetically, this character came between Swubble & Unwin
the time machine
Society is divided between Eloi & Morlocks in this futuristic H.G. Wells work
don quixote
Spanish thinker Ortega y Gasset said that heroism is within all of us in "Meditations on" this literary character
the grapes of wrath
Steinbeck novel containing the lines, "Okie use' ta mean you was from Oklahoma. Now, it means you're scum.\"
the red badge of courage
Stephen Crane considered calling this work "Private Fleming: His Various Battles\"
a tale of two cities
Sydney Carton let his last words reverberate. Powerful stuff, he thought. Then he parkoured up the wall, to freedom!
catch22
Tarzan enjoy dark humor but ponder insanity of war after read bombardier snared in Air Force bureaucracy
moby dick
Tashtego
ivanhoe
Thackeray spoofed this Sir Walter Scott saga in a sequel entitled "Rebecca & Rowena\"
fahrenheit 451
The "firemen" in this Ray Bradbury work don't put out fires, they set them by burning books
beowulf
The 1st major work of English literature, this poem about a brave hero is by author or authors unknown
1984
The Ministry of Love, also known as Miniluv, maintains law & order in this Orwell novel
the sun also rises
In a Madrid taxi, Jake & Lady Brett dream of what might have been at the end of this Hemingway tale
candide
In a Voltaire novel, this title character arrives in Lisbon just in time for the 1755 earthquake
ivanhoe
In a free-for-all between 2 groups of knights, this title character is rescued from a tight spot by the Black Sluggard
anna karenina
In a recent poll of 125 authors, this long 1870s novel about a woman ranked as the greatest work of fiction of all time
pilgrims progress
In part II of this allegory, Christian's wife, Christiana, sets out on a pilgrimage
paradise lost
In this 17th c. work God says the fallen angels are subject to free will & therefore the authors of their own fate
treasure island
In this 1883 children's classic, a parrot named Captain Flint squawks, "Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!\"
to kill a mockingbird
In this 1960 novel, Jean Louise Finch, daughter of attorney Atticus Finch, is nicknamed Scout
brave new world
In this Aldous Huxley novel of the future, Mustapha Mond expounds on the dangers of Shakespeare
the divine comedy
In this Dante work, the poet is given a tour through hell, purgatory & paradise
the old man and the sea
In this Hemingway story, a fisherman named Santiago was once an arm wrestler known as "El Campeon\"
the catcher in the rye
In this J.D. Salinger novel, the main character asks a cab driver where the Central Park ducks go in the winter
little women
In this Louisa May Alcott novel, Jo March writes a play, "The Witch's Curse\"
of mice and men
In this Steinbeck novel, Lennie has nightmarish visions of his dead aunt Clara & of a gigantic rabbit
lord of the flies
In this novel Jack Merridew, a red-haired choir boy, tells Piggy, "You're talking too much!\"
anna karenina
In this novel, Count Vronsky is "passionately fond of horses"--& of a married woman who's the title character
the scarlet letter
In this novel, Hester Prynne's husband assumes the guise of Roger Chillingworth, a doctor
little women
In this novel, Jo March becomes a writer & marries Friedrich Bhaer, a middle-aged professor
the wind in the willows
In this novel, Toad claimed that Toad Hall was the "finest house on the whole river\"
little women
It begins, "'Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents', grumbled Jo...\"
the hunchback of notre dame
It may ring a bell that he had "a huge head sprouting red hair; between the two shoulders an enormous hump\"
pride and prejudice
It takes the sliminess of Wickham for Elizabeth to see Darcy's true character in this novel
catch22
Its working title was "Catch-18\"
a christmas carol
Jacob Marley
the three musketeers
Now in their 40s, this title trio returns to fight for justice in Dumas' "Twenty Years After\"
1984
O'Brien is the totalitarian torturer in this novel
the divine comedy
(1300s) "Turn, Beatrice! ...O turn thy saintly sight on this thy faithful one\"
east of eden
(Oprah gives the clue from a chair) Even today the perfect summer read is this John Steinbeck novel of good & evil centering on the Trask family
robinson crusoe
1719/ My name is not Gilligan/ Thank God it's Friday
gullivers travels
1726: English. Shipwreck. Giant. Tiny. Airborne. Horses
pride and prejudice
1813: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a... fortune must be in want of a wife\"
the scarlet letter
1850: "Minister & married woman exposed after conceiving illegitimate daughter\"
little women
Alcott: "Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you a greater happiness than this!\"
brave new world
Aldous Huxley novel set in London & New Mexico in the year 632 "after Ford\"
roots
Alex Haley described this 1976 blockbuster as "faction", a combination of fact & fiction
roots
Alex Haley described this 1976 work as "faction": part fact, part fiction
ulysses
All of the action of this novel takes place on June 16, 1904 in Dublin
lady chatterleys lover
An early version of this D.H. Lawrence novel was published in 1972 as "John Thomas and Lady Jane\"
david copperfield
Betsey Trotwood & Mr. Murdstone
wuthering heights
Both Nelly Dean & Mr. Lockwood provide narration about Heathcliff & the denizens of his manor in this 1847 novel
of human bondage
By age 13 Philip Carey is a student at the King's School in Tercanbury in this Somerset Maugham novel
the red badge of courage
By the end of this 1895 novel, Henry Flemming "had rid himself of the red sickness of battle\"
on the road
Carlo Marx, Remi Boncoeur, Dean Moriarty
1984
If Orwell's tale were true, year Big Brother would be watching you
little women
In "Good Wives", the second part of this novel, Aunt March dies & leaves her home, Plumfield, to Jo
the good earth
In 1932 Pearl Buck's "Sons" was a No. 3 bestseller; this other Buck book held the top spot
the good earth
In 1932 this Pearl Buck novel was dramatized by Owen & Donald Davis
the wizard of oz
In Chapter VIII of this favorite, our heroes take a trip through the deadly poppy field
brave new world
John the Savage is a central character in this classic novel set in the year 632 AF (After Ford)
catch22
Joseph Heller used the Mediterranean island of Pianosa as the setting for this 1961 WWII novel
anna karenina
Kitty & Levin's marriage is great, she thought. My guy stinks. With that, she pushed Hubby under the train. Whoomp!
heart of darkness
Kurtz' dying words in this Joseph Conrad tale are "The horror! The horror!\"
emma
Madame Bovary's first name
moby dick
The Rachel is the rescue ship at the end of this Melville epic
war and peace
The Russian classic "Krieg und Frieden\"
david copperfield
Uriah Heep
anna karenina
Vronsky sits incorrectly in Frou-Frou's saddle, causing the horse's death in this 1875 novel
the count of monte cristo
When this Dumas novel begins, Edmond Dantes is a 19-year-old sailor; he assumes a title later