Across
- 2. Animal ____, fable of beasts and communist allegory from 1945, by the prophetic George Orwell (4)
- 6. Gulliver's _______, Jonathan Swift's 1726 satire about the intrepid sailor, Lemuel Gulliver, who meets the tiny inhabitants of Lilliput, the giants of Brobdingnag, Yahoos... and more! *PLURAL* (7)
- 9. ___ Quixote, many consider Miguel de Cervantes' story of a deluded old knight who tilts at windmills to be the first proper novel (3)
- 11. The _________ Man, H.G. Wells' tale of the mad scientist Griffin who manages to disappear! (9)
- 12. The Catcher in the ___, J.D. Salinger's 1951 book which has influenced generations of children, adults - and especially adolescents (3)
- 13. David ___________, 1850 semi-autobiographical novel by Charles Dickens, which shares its name with that of a famous magician! (11)
- 14. _________ Heights, 1847 gothic classic by Emily Brontë, featuring doomed lovers Cathy and Heathcliff (also a 1978 hit song for Kate Bush!) (9)
- 17. ____ of the Flies, 1954 novel by William Golding, featuring boys who rapidly turn tribal after being stranded on a lonely island (4)
- 18. The _____ Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous 1925 chronicle of the "Jazz Age" in America, featuring the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby (5)
Down
- 1. ___ and Peace, this was written firstly as a serial then published as a whole in 1869, over a century ago... and it takes nearly as long to read! (3)
- 3. To Kill a ___________, famous novel published in 1960 (but set in 1936) by Harper Lee, featuring the reclusive Boo Radley (11)
- 4. The Phantom of the _____, 1910 horror-romance by Gaston Leroux, which has also become an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical - the longest-running in Broadway history! (5)
- 5. ____ Eyre, 1847 gothic romance by Charlotte Brontë, featuring the moody, broody Mr Rochester (4)
- 7. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's _____, the 1997 novel which started the seven-book story of a young wizard at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (5)
- 8. The Wind in the _______, 1908 children's classic by Kenneth Grahame, featuring Mole, Rat, Badger, and of course, Mr Toad of Toad Hall! *PLURAL* (7)
- 10. _____ and Prejudice, 1813 novel of manners (and marriage) by Jane Austen (5)
- 15. A Tale of ___ Cities, classic 1859 novel by Charles Dickens which begins with the famous words "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." (3)
- 16. Agnes ____, 1847 romantic novel by the youngest Brontë sister, Anne *HINT* the answer is both a colour and a surname! (4)
