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D Literature

Quiz instructions Favourite novels, authors, and characters beginning with D. Don't forget the "The" in titles.
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Last name of Sherlock Holmes creator
Doyle
Author of On the Origin of the Species
Darwin
Popular children's author of Because of Winn Dixie
DiCamillo
Author of All the Light We Cannot See
Doerr
Shakespeare character who elopes with Othello
Desdemona
Dan Brown bestseller of this category
The Da Vinci Code
Character created by Robert Louis Stevenson who experiments with the duality of human nature
Dr. Jekyll
An imagined world or society characterized by fear and distress, think The Hunger Games
Dystopia
Book by James Joyce depicting Irish middle-class life
The Dubliners
Novel written by Miguel de Cervantes about a character who sets out to become a knight-errant
Don Quixote
Wrote Matilda and many more amazing kids books, Roald ______
Dahl
Ann Patchett novel about a brother and sister who grow up in a mansion known as this ...
The Dutch House
Male character who places high importance on physical appearance and personal grooming, refined language and leisurely hobbies such as Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray.
Dandy
Lauren Weisberger novel about a young woman hired as a personal assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor.
The Devil Wears Prada
Arthur Miller's two-act tragedy about Willy Loman's struggles
Death of a Salesman
Frank Herbert classic of this category
Dune
Charles Dicken's novel, Little ______
Dorrit
A word or phrase that is open to two interpretations, one of which is usually risque or indecent.
Double Entendre
An account of two years hiding in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse
Diary of Anne Frank
Epic love story written by Boris Pasternak and set in the Russian revolution
Doctor Zhivago
Protagonist in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Dorothy
A literary device where a single character speaks at length revealing their thoughts, feelings, and motivations, Shakespeare used this device a lot.
Dramatic Monologue
American novelist and journalist well-known for The Year of Magical Thinking
Didion
American poet lauded for her originality famous for "'Hope' is the thing with feathers"
Dickinson
English novelist, journalist, and social critic famous for Oliver Twist and many more
Dickens
Author well known for The Red Tent
Diamant
Children's book by Dodie Smith that became a famous Disney movie, 101 ________
Dalmatians
The final part of a play, movie, or literary work in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are resolved.
Denouement
Henrik Ibsen play that explores societal expectations of women
A Doll's House
Author of The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers
Dumas
Margaret Laurence novel about Morag Gunn who perseveres through challenges to live her authentic life
The Diviners
Literary form of the late 19th-century and early 20th-century American popular fiction issued in a series of inexpensive paperbound editions.
Dime Novel
Pride and Prejudice romantic hero
Mr. Darcy
Taylor Jenkins Reid novel about an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer
Daisy Jones and the Six
Debut novel by Pip Williams about a lost narrative, hidden between the lines of a history written by men.
The Dictionary of Lost Words
Series of books by Stephen King
The Dark Tower
An apparition or double of a living person, often depicted as a ghostly or paranormal entity in folklore and fiction.
Doppelganger
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