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1. She thought to be a happy bride,
But alas her would-be spouse
Caused this jilted one to hide
In a dark decaying house.
"Stop all the clocks!", this lady said,
"Leave the bridal cake to rot.
I'll stay here till I am dead
And by all the world forgot!"
In Charles Dickens' novel,"Great Expectations", what is the name of the "dark decaying house"?
2. Young David Balfour sought his rights,
But evil uncle wished him dead
And in the blackest of all nights
Sent him up broken stairs instead!
Almost he plunged down from the wreck
Of the house's dizzy heights
But with the help of Alan Breck
He at last regained his rights!
In Stevenson's "Kidnapped", of what property is David the rightful heir?
3. First grandfather had to die,
Josephine saw it must be so.
Do you know the reason why?
-To ballet school she could not go!
Then poor nanny was the next-
The family should be aware-
For if Josephine is vexed
Then they'd better all take care!
According to an Agatha Christie book, where does this obnoxious child live?
4. There was a maiden all forlorn
Who knew about Jack's rich malt vat.
She milked the cow with the crumpled horn
That tossed the dog that killed the cat
That put an end to the thieving ways
Of a scoundrel rat who soon was dead!
In doing so she earned the praise
Of the ragged man and they were wed.
What is the English nursery rhyme that tells this intriguing tale?
5. A hero mild whose life was passed
Striving towards his longed for goal
Of owning his own house at last,
By family he'd not be swallowed whole.
Resisting anonymity,
Watching colonial culture crumble,
A tragi-comic figure he
Saw matriarchal structure tumble,
A Trinidadian sign writer who became a journalist is the humble and unassuming hero of this novel by V.S. Naipaul. His ambition is to own a house of his own.
Tricked into marriage he is determined not to be absorbed into his wife's matriarchal family.
What is the title of the book?
6. Esther didn't know her history,
Told she was her mum's disgrace
Her father too was long a mystery-
Disappeared and left no trace.
Alan Woodcourt had her heart,
Though John Jarndyce wanted her to wed-
In her life he knew he'd no such part
And he gave her to Woodcourt instead.
Çharles Dickens wrote a book which attacked the Court of Chancery and the protracted conduct of cases which often ruined the lives of those involved in them as suitors. Mr. Jarndyce was connected to such a case. What was the name of his house, which had the same name as the book?
7. "A bear of very little brain" was Pooh
And very fond of honey.
His friends were Piglet and Tigger too
And Eeyore both dour and funny!
Then there was Wol who lived in tree
And Kanga with baby Roo
"But his very best friend of all was me!"
Said Christopher Robin, who knew!
A.A. Milne wrote two books about this delightful group of friends. One, written in 1926, was "Winnie-the-Pooh". What was the second one called?
8. Matthew Maule worked his plot
In a small New England town
Colonel Pyncheon liked it not.
He wanted that land for his own!
To be hanged he sent Matthew Maule
Said to witchcraft he'd a link.
So Matthew said on him his curse would fall
And God would give him blood to drink!
The name of the house in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel is the title of the novel. What does the title of the book tell us about the gables of the house?
9. Buried while she still had breath,
Madeline rose from her tomb,
Dragged her brother to his death,
Precipitated house's doom!
As the House of Usher fell,
Narrator watched in trembling fear,
In less time than it took to tell,
It crumbled beneath the turgid mere!
Who is the author of "The Fall of the House of Usher"?
10. A tale of envious lies that tend
To tragic internecine strife -
Here's a countdown to its end:
THREE claimed attempts to take a life,
TWO cousins who shared a Christian name,
TWO tricksters supposedly from down under,
ONE airman rich in cash and fame,
ONE sleuth - the Belgian wonder!
What is the title of the Agatha Christie book referred to here?
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