English Literature Question & Answer Geofrey Chaucer

English Literature Question & Answer Geofrey Chaucer Agatha Christie - ANSWER: English crime novelist, short story writer and playwright. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, notably those revolving around the investigative work of her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple. Aldous Huxley - ANSWER: He was best known for his novels including Brave New World (1932), set in a dystopian future; for non-fiction books, such as The Doors of Perception, which recalls experiences when taking a psychedelic drug; and a wide-ranging output of essays. Beowulf - ANSWER: This epic poem tells a story of a strong and brave warrior who defeats monsters and goes on to become King. Written by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet. Charles Dickens - ANSWER: English writer and social critic. Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Curiosity Shop, Christmas Carol; later novels: Bleak House (1852- 53) and Little Dorrit (1855-57), A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations (1860-1) Christopher Marlowe - ANSWER: () Poor contemporary of Shakespeare, wrote poems and dramas: his subject matter is different from Shakespeare's as it focuses more on the moral drama of the renaissance man. Died young in a bar brawl.................