Writers Abroad Literary Crossword

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  1. 6. If you were reading a book published by Fodor, what would the subject be?
  2. 12. Who said 'Man is a political animal'?
  3. 16. By what name is the writer François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778) better known?
  4. 17. Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a famous novelist from?
  5. 19. Which character finally killed Macbeth?
  6. 21. Which word is missing from this line in a poem by Edgar Allen Poe? ‘Lo! Death has ______ himself a throne.’
  7. 23. Who was the anthropomorphised bear who always addressed people as Mr & Mrs?
  8. 24. In which Shakespearian work would you find the following quote .....’When shall we three meet again, In thunder, lightning, or in rain?’
  9. 26. In which century were Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales written?
  10. 27. A character from a Dickens tale.
  11. 29. Joanne Harris wrote which book, now made into a hit film starring Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche?
  12. 30. What was the name of the archangel referred to in the Book of Daniel as the guardian angel of Israel?
  13. 31. villainous old man in Oliver Twist.
  14. 32. What is the land of giants called in Gulliver's Travels?
  15. 34. A friend of Winnie the Pooh
  16. 35. What is a 14 lined poem called?
  17. 37. Who was the villainous female in the Old Testament who was eaten by dogs?
  18. 38. What is the name of Beowulf’s archenemy?
  19. 41. Which famous doctor was created by Hugh Lofting?
  20. 42. Polly put the kettle on to make what?
Down
  1. 1. Who wrote the line ‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever’?
  2. 2. What was the first name of the youngest of the three Brontë sisters?
  3. 3. Who is the father of English Poetry?
  4. 4. A novel by Johanna Sypri
  5. 5. Which Shakespearean prince's mother was called Gertrude?
  6. 7. What is the name of the town in which ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
  7. 8. What significant law relating to literary and artistic works was first introduced in 1709?
  8. 9. The first history book was written by?
  9. 10. Which word is missing from this quote by Oscar Wilde “To ____ is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
  10. 11. Book written by Munshi Premchand?
  11. 13. A Haiku contains how many syllables?
  12. 14. What type of book is the OED?
  13. 15. What is the name of the villainous computer in Arthur C. Clarke’s Space Odyssey series?
  14. 18. What nationality was the author Jack London?
  15. 20. Jonathan Harker's Journal and Dr Seward's Diary feature in what famous 1897 novel?
  16. 22. What technical word is given usually to the right-side odd-numbered page of a book?
  17. 25. Which word is missing from this line in a poem by J Milton Hayes ‘The _______ stopped, and glared around.’
  18. 28. What did Tom the piper’s son steal?
  19. 33. Where does Postman Pat live?
  20. 36. Who was the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta?
  21. 39. What did the weasel do in the nursery rhyme?
  22. 40. Which word is missing from this quote by Albert Einstein ‘A clever person solves a problem. A ____ person avoids it.’