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Dickens, Hardy and Stevenson

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The 19th century produced some of Britain's most famous novelists. Charles Dickens wrote popular novels such as Oliver Twist and Great Expectations, and he created characters that are still well known today, including the miser Scrooge, who appears in A Christmas Carol.

Thomas Hardy wrote novels about rural society, among them Far from the Madding Crowd. Robert Louis Stevenson, a Scottish author, wrote adventure and mystery stories including Treasure Island and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. So for this topic, link Dickens with Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and the character Scrooge, and Robert Louis Stevenson with Treasure Island and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

Memory tip: Dickens (Great Expectations), Hardy (rural novels), Stevenson (Treasure Island).

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Who wrote Treasure Island and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?

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  1. 1. Who wrote Treasure Island and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?

    • Charles Dickens
    • Jane Austen
    • Robert Louis Stevenson
    • Thomas Hardy

    Correct answer: Robert Louis Stevenson

    Robert Louis Stevenson wrote Treasure Island and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

  2. 2. The mean character Scrooge appears in a novel by which author?

    • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    • Thomas Hardy
    • Charles Dickens
    • J K Rowling

    Correct answer: Charles Dickens

    Scrooge is a character created by Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol.

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