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Literature by Letter - H
Identify these literary things that start with the letter H.
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| First submitted | October 29, 2016 |
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23 Comments
Algernon
+3
Level 73
Dec 18, 2016
O.Henry bar? Never heard of him or the candy bar. Is that an American thing?
buck1017
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Level 78
Dec 27, 2016
Both yes. We read O. Henry stories quite a bit in middle school. They are short and they are good for discussion. His most famous is The Gift of the Magi, which is a very good story to read around Christmas Time about the love that two people have for each other that they are willing to give up their own earthly possessions for each other. Once you read it, you'll realize that you have seen this story told over and over again in various ways since he wrote it. As for the candy bar...it's pretty good.
AlejandroAP
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Level 81
Dec 21, 2016
Nice quiz!
MayaB
+1
Level 73
Jan 12, 2017
I *love* O. Henry, but I would've never come to him as an answer in an H-answers-quiz. I've always thought that the O is separated with an apostrophe from the name and I've seen it written like this on multiple book covers. *The more you know...*
MayaB
+1
Level 73
Jan 12, 2017
Oh, and I love the series! Great idea and execution! :)
Kestrana
+1
Level 60
Jan 13, 2017
Thanks, glad you're enjoying them :)
Ian1979
+1
Level 71
Apr 27, 2017
Yes, I agree. A lovely series and very enjoyable.
jamesd
+1
Level 68
Feb 2, 2017
Why does Khaled Hosseini break with the pattern of using last names? I just read the kite runner, it's an interesting book and I was certainly glad to see it in a literature quiz, but the clue should at least add (first name). Everywhere else on jetpunk and in these literature quizzes, it is family name unless stated otherwise.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 3, 2017
I'm not sure what the complaint is. Hosseini (starting with H) is his family name.
ColoHarpare
+2
Level 50
Mar 4, 2017
I suspect the comment refers to name reversal, or whatever you might call it. In some countries, the family name comes first, followed by the personal name. But that's not the case here.
Yossarian
+3
Level 63
Apr 11, 2017
Spelling leniency for Hosseini, given that we can't all transliterate Persian accurately?
Froststar101
+2
Level 73
Mar 13, 2017
Maybe a better, more literary related clue for O. Henry? The Gift of the Magi, or Ransom of Red Chief, or any specific works would be nice?
howard38
+1
Level 61
Apr 13, 2017
Were the clues too vague? Too easy?
Froststar101
+1
Level 73
Apr 3, 2021
Too vague
luxint
+2
Level 66
Apr 11, 2017
44% Hardy vs 85% humpty dumpty! Wtf!?
chareth
+4
Level 56
Apr 11, 2017
Ha, what?????? Are you actually surprised by this, or pretending to be outraged at the woebegone state of 'high' literature? Either way...kooky stuff
idontkn1
+2
Level 91
Apr 11, 2017
Let's see a nursery rhyme that is said to just about every child in the English speaking world for the first 5 or 6 years of their life and is readily seen in popular culture or British author from a 150 years ago whose books were torturous to read and never made into any films of note. It's not like he's the first author most think of when thinking about Victorian era literature. The only book I every had to read in school that I thought was abysmal was Tess. I'm a lot more surprised by O. Henry being guessed by 50% fewer people than Hardy. Maybe it's because lots of people had to read both in school but only one was memorably bad.
luxint
+3
Level 66
Apr 12, 2017
thank you, tremendous points
ander217
+2
Level 74
Apr 12, 2017
Thomas Hardy wrote some of the finest prose in the English language. His subjects might be bleak, but his writing was amazing.
idontkn1
+1
Level 91
Apr 12, 2017
@ander217, I don't think I ever said that it wasn't amazing writing. I was formulating an opinion why Humpty Dumpty is known by twice as many people as Hardy. I did say that his writing was torturous since It's bleak, slow moving, voluminous and often difficult to follow. As a result a teenager would conclude that it was "abysmal" and "bad". Most people who aren't attracted to the humanities aren't going to seek him out for recreational reading thus not remember him.
HelenaHandbasket
+1
Level 65
Feb 5, 2018
I love Hardy. Read all the major AND the minor novels. I'm still torn whether he or Dickens is the King of Coincidence, though.
YantheMan
+1
Level 66
Apr 11, 2017
I remembered that the Greek 'Father of History" was Hero... something something, but I could not remember what the rest was. Also, if you haven't read the Handmaid's Tale, do so now.
Jango
+1
Level 64
Sep 6, 2021
Really good to see Hosseini on here. The Kite Runner is a wonderful book; A Thousand Splendid Suns even more so. And especially now, when history is repeating itself
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