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1. Flush, a Cocker Spaniel. My owner was a Victorian poet who suffered from ill health. We lived in Wimpole Street in London. Her father did not want her to marry, but she did so anyway. Who was she?
2. Maggie, a Bulldog. My owner was one of the great American authors. He was born in Louisiana and his output was prodigious. His work that springs most readily to mind is "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Can you name him?
3. Blemmie, a Dalmatian. My proud owner, a renowned playwright, received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936, and the Pulitzer Prize in 1957. His greatest play was not published until after his death. What was his name?
4. Nimrod, a Bloodhound. My owner was an author of tales of adventure, many set in his homeland of Scotland. He has a memorial and statue in Edinburgh. Can you name this author who was originally destined to become a lawyer?
5. Rufus, a Poodle. My master was a Nobel Prize winning author, war correspondent, artist and politician. The greatest of Britons, most people would associate him more with the British Bulldog than a poodle. Can you name him?
6. Turk, a Mastiff. My owner wrote of Victorian times and his books have been adapted for film and television. One of his characters had a famous dog called Bullseye. Can you guess his name?
7. Josephine, a French Poodle. My mistress wrote a racy novel that spawned a film and a short lived TV series. You could say she was a real doll. Can you recall her name?
8. Pug, a Pug. It is fortunate for the world of books that my owner had more imagination over her books than my name. To ensure that her writing was taken seriously she published under a pen name. Do you know who she is?
9. Flossey, a Cocker Spaniel. My mistress was the youngest of three sisters, all of whom were authors. We lived in a parsonage, but we weren't the tenants.
Can you name her?
10. Charley, a Poodle. My owner wrote about the depression years and brotherly conflict, and I featured in one of his books. Who is he?
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