Literary Corruptions Trivia Quiz

Answer: Fair End

The uncorrupted book titles are "Howards End" and "Vanity Fair".

"Howards End" was a novel by E. M. Forster published in 1910. It centred primarily around the lives of three families, the Wilcoxes, the Schlegels and the Basts, their stories intersecting within the confines of a country house called Howards End. "Vanity Fair" was an 1848 published novel by William Makepeace Thackeray. The story was a satirical take on the social lives of two female protagonists, Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley.

Answer: Row Rock

The uncorrupted book titles are "Brighton Rock" and "Cannery Row"

Graham Greene wrote the 1938 book, "Brighton Rock". This murder-mystery style thriller told of young Pinkie Brown, an upcoming gang leader and sociopath who murdered another gangster before trying to cover his tracks. "Cannery Row" was a 1945 book written by John Steinbeck, known for writing in the style of genre that told of working class people living through the Great Depression. The book told of various people living in a district of Monterey, California, known for its sardine canning companies.

Answer: Atlas Beauty

The uncorrupted book titles are "On Beauty" and "Cloud Atlas".

"On Beauty" was a 2005 book written by Zadie Smith. Short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, the book told of the lives of two different academic men, a white Englishman married to an African-American wife, and a right-wing Trinidadian living in Britain. "Cloud Atlas" was a 2004 novel written by David Mitchell. It told of multiple yet connected stories over different time periods, from the South Seas during the mid-19th century, to a tribe living in the distant future.

Answer: Jim Dalloway

The uncorrupted book titles are "Mrs Dalloway" and "Lucky Jim".

"Mrs Dalloway" was published in 1925. Written by British author, Virginia Woolf, it covered 24 hours in the life of an upper-class housewife just after the end of World War 1. The title of the Kingsley Amis novel, "Lucky Jim", was taken from an 1896 comedic ballad which featured the lyrics ""Oh, lucky Jim, how I envy him...". The book followed Jim Dixon, a lecturer of medieval history at an English university just after World War 2.

Answer: Miserables Man

The uncorrupted book titles are "Invisible Man" and "Les Miserables".

"Invisible Man" was a 1952 novel by Ralph Ellison. It told of a young black man from the American South whose voyage of self-discovery taught him about racism. This eventually took him to the solitude of living underground where he remained invisible from the world. Written by Victor Hugo, "Les Miserables" was a story based around an ex convict during the backdrop of the Paris Uprising. It featured the characters Jean Valjean, Javert, Fantine, Cosette and Marius, their lives, loves and turmoils as their paths crossed.

Answer: Hall Stand

The uncorrupted book titles are "The Stand" and "Wolf Hall".

Stephen King wrote his 1978 horror-fantasy "The Stand" following the success of his earlier publications, "Carrie" and "The Shining". Randall Flagg was the main antagonist in the book. He was a personification of the devil who deceived a group of followers into believing they could salvage civilisation after a deadly virus killed most of mankind. "Wolf Hall" was a historical story written by Hilary Mantel, the three main characters in the book being Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII and Sir Thomas More.

Answer: Games Road

The uncorrupted book titles are "Revolutionary Road" and "Patriot Games".

"Revolutionary Road" was a 1961 debut novel written by Richard Yates. It was the story of a married couple who lived during 1950s America, and their aspirations for a better life together in Paris. The title of the book related to the Revolutionary Hill Estates where they lived. "Patriot Games" (1987) was the second Tom Clancy novel to feature CIA analyst, Jack Ryan. In this book, Jack foiled an attempt to assassinate British royalty, but then found him and his family the target of an Irish terrorist.

Answer: Grey Fang

The uncorrupted book titles are "White Fang" and "Agnes Grey".

Published in 1906, the Jack London story told of White Fang, a wolf trying to survive the harsh Yukon Territory. The book was published three years after the author's other popular story, "The Call of the Wild". "Agnes Grey" (1847) was written by British author Anne Bronte, the sister of Charlotte and Emily. Agnes was the main protagonist of the book, her determination to look after herself leading her to work as a governess in different households.

Answer: Girl Women

The uncorrupted book titles are "Little Women" and "Gone Girl".

"Little Women" (1868) was a historical novel set during the latter part of the 19th century. Louisa May Alcott was the author who detailed the lives of the four March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, as well as their stalwart mother, Marmee. "Gone Girl" was a 2012 thriller written by Gillian Flynn, later made into a film which starred Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. It told of a wife's suspicious disappearance, and of the husband who was suspected of her murder.

Answer: Island Godfather

The uncorrupted book titles are "The Godfather" and "Treasure Island".

"The Godfather" was a 1969 book written by Mario Puzo. The well known story of the Italian mafia family living in New York included the characters, Vito, Sonny, Fredo and Mike Corleone. "Treasure Island" told of the search for hidden gold in the 1883 pirate story by Robert Louis Stevenson. Who could not enjoy reading about young Jim Hawkins and his voyage with the one-legged Long John Silver? "Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum"!