Literature Facts: 2013

A Dance to the Music of Time are twelve volumes by Anthony Powell, published in 1951-1975.

1) A Question of Upbringing (1951)
2) A Buyer's Market (1952)
3) The Acceptance World (1955)
4) At Lady Molly's (1957)
5) Casanova's Chinese Restaurant (1960)
6) The Kindly Ones (1962)
7) The Valley of Bones (1964)
8) The Soldier's Art (1966)
9) The Military Philosophers (1968)
10) Books Do Furnish a Room (1971)
11) Temporary Kings (1973)
12) Hearing Secret Harmonies (1975)

Most popular Anthony Powell novel

Anthony Powell is known for his popular twelve volume series of novels A Dance to the Music of Time, published in 1951-1975.

A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust is by Evelyn Waugh, published in 1934.

The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust is by Nathanael West, published in 1939.

Wide Sargasso Sea

Wide Sargasso Sea is by Jean Rhys, published in 1966.

All the King's Men

All the King's Men is by Robert Penn Warren, published in 1946.

The Adventures of Augie March

The Adventures of Augie March is by Saul Bellow, published in 1953.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers is by D. H. Lawrence, published in 1913.

Darkness at Noon

Darkness at Noon is by Arthur Koestler, published in 1940.

Catch-22

Catch-22 is by Joseph Heller, published in 1961.

The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury is by William Faulkner, published in 1929.

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is by James Joyce, published in 1916.

Kidnapped

Kidnapped is by Robert Louis Stevenson, published in 1886.

Love and Freindship

Love and Freindship is by Jane Austen, published in 1790.

Our Mutual Friend

Our Mutual Friend is by Charles Dickens, published in 1865.

Charles Dickens' final novel

Charles Dickens' final novel is Our Mutual Friend, published in 1865.

The Death of Ivan Ilyich

The Death of Ivan Ilyich is by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1886.

A Little Princess

A Little Princess is by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published in 1905.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999), by Stephen Chbosky, was adapted into the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012).

H. G. Wells' novels

H. G. Wells is known for his science fiction novels.

George Orwell's final novel

George Orwell's final novel is 1984, published in 1949.

George Orwell's novels

George Orwell wrote six novels in his lifetime.

Mystery

Mystery is fiction that deals with the investigation and solution of a crime.

Monday, November 18, 2013

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) is a film adaptation of the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky, published in 1999.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is by Stephen Chbosky, published in 1999.

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Flash fiction

Flash fiction are stories that are shorter than short stories. They may only run a page or two in length.

Most popular F. Scott Fitzgerald novel

F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his popular novel The Great Gatsby, published in 1925.

This Side of Paradise

This Side of Paradise is by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1920.

Autobiographical

Autobiographical novels are partially fiction. Some names, key facts, and locations may be changed in the story.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Philosophical fiction

Philosophical fiction deals with issues such as the purpose of life, does God exists, religion, moral, ethics, and others.

Fairy tales

Fairy tales are stories about folktale or fables. They include fairies, elves, trolls, magical creatures, and others.

Friday, November 15, 2013

Gothic

Gothic is fiction that has horror and romance in the story.

Historical

Historical is fiction is set in the past and deals with events in a historical setting.

Dystopian

Dystopian is fiction where the quality of life in the story is very poor. People may be unhappy because of disasters, government, oppression, and terror.

Utopian

Utopian fiction is where the quality of life in the story is perfect. People are happy with government, laws, and quality of life.

Harry Potter

The Harry Potter film series (2001-2011) is a film adaptation of the seven Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling, published in 1997-2007.

Harry Potter

The Harry Potter series of seven novels is by J. K. Rowling, published in 1997-2007.

1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997)
2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998)
3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999)
4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000)
5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003)
6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005)
7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007)

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Chronicles of Narnia series of seven novels is by C. S. Lewis, published in 1950-1956.

1) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)
2) Prince Caspian (1951)
3) The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)
4) The Silver Chair (1953)
5) The Horse and His Boy (1954)
6) The Magician's Nephew (1955)
7) The Last Battle (1956)

Edith Wharton talent

Edith Wharton was also a talented designer.

Ethan Frome

Ethan Frome is by Edith Wharton, published in 1911.

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth is by Jules Verne, published in 1864.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451 is by Ray Bradbury, published in 1953.

The Beautiful and Damned

The Beautiful and Damned is by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1922.

Most popular Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra novel

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is known for his popular novel Don Quixote, published in two volumes in 1605 and 1615.

Don Quixote

Don Quixote is by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, published in two volumes 1605 and 1615.

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo is by Alexandre Dumas, published in 1844.

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary is by Gustave Flaubert, published in 1857.

Most popular Zora Neale Hurston novel

Zora Neale Hurston is known for her popular novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, published in 1937.

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God is by Zora Neale Hurston, published in 1937.

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina is by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1877.

John Steinbeck's final novel

John Steinbeck's final novel is The Winter of Our Discontent, published in 1961.

The Winter of Our Discontent

The Winter of Our Discontent is by John Steinbeck, published in 1961.

Les Misérables

Les Misérables is by Victor Hugo, published in 1862.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera is by Gaston Leroux, published in 1909.

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights is by Emily Bronte, published in 1847.

Middlemarch

Middlemarch is by George Eliot, published in 1874.

Lolita

Lolita (1955), by Vladimir Nabokov, was adapted into the films Lolita (1962) and Lolita (1997).

A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange (1962), by Anthony Burgess, was adapted into the film A Clockwork Orange (1971).

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds (1898), by H. G. Wells, was adapted into the film The War of the Worlds (1953).

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962), by Ken Kesey, was adapted into the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975).

The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride (1973), by William Goldman, was adapted into the film The Princess Bride (1987).

Lolita

Lolita (1962) and Lolita (1997) are film adaptations of the book Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov, published in 1955.

A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange (1971) is a film adaptation of the book A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess, published in 1962.

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds (1953) is a film adaptation of the book The War of the Worlds, by H. G. Wells, published in 1898.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) is a film adaptation of the book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey, published in 1962.

The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride (1987) is a film adaptation of the book The Princess Bride, by William Goldman, published in 1973.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Thriller

Thrillers are fiction with dramatic stories. They have action, adventure, suspense, tension, and excitement.

Crime

Crime is fiction that deals with criminals, their detection, investigation, and motives.

Satire

Satire is a story that mocks human shortcomings, like arrogance and vanity, and shames people into improving themselves.

Romance

Romance is fiction that involves a love story between two people.

Adventure

Adventure is fiction where the characters are involved in risk and dangerous settings.

Horror

Horror is fiction that deals with the supernatural, is frightening, terrifying, or eerie to read.

Science fiction

Science fiction is fiction that has future times, future technology, space travel, alien life forms, and time travels.

Fantasy

Fantasy is fiction that has magic and magical creatures in the story.

Novels

Novels are longer than short stories and novellas. They are approximately over 80,000 words.

Short stories

Short stories are shorter than novellas and novels. They are approximately under 15,000 words.

Novellas

Novellas are longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. They are approximately 15,000 to 80,000 words.

Charles Dicken's novels

Charles Dickens wrote 15 novels in his lifetime.

Monday, November 11, 2013

The Outsiders

The Outsiders (1967), by S. E. Hinton, was adapted into the film The Outsiders (1983).

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955), by J. R. R. Tolkien, was adapted into the film series The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003).

Slaughterhouse-Five

Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), by Kurt Vonnegut, was adapted into the film Slaughterhouse-Five (1972).

Frankenstein

Frankenstein (1818), by Mary Shelley, was adapted into the film Frankenstein (1994).

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), by L Frank Baum, was adapted into the film The Wizard of Oz (1939).

The Outsiders

The Outsiders (1983) is a film adaptation of the book The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton, published in 1967.

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings film series (2001-2003) is a film adaptation of the three volumes The Lord of the Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien, published in 1954-1955.

Slaughterhouse-Five

Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) is a film adaptation of the book Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut, published in 1969.

Frankenstein

Frankenstein (1994) is a film adaptation of the book Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, published in 1818.

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz (1939) is a film adaptation of the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, published in 1900.

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre is by Charlotte Bronte, published in 1847.

Frankenstein

Frankenstein is by Mary Shelley, published in 1818.

The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf is by Jack London, published in 1904.

The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita is by Mikhail Bulgakov, published in 1967.

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is by Harriet Ann Jacobs, published in 1861.

David Copperfield

David Copperfield is by Charles Dickens, published in 1850.

Ulysses

Ulysses is by James Joyce, published in 1922.

The Awakening

The Awakening is by Kate Chopin, published in 1899.

Oscar Wilde's only novel

Oscar Wilde's only novel is The Picture of Dorian Gray, published in 1890.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray is by Oscar Wilde, published in 1890.

The Brothers Karamazov

The Brothers Karamazov is by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, published in 1880.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin is by Harriet Beecher Stowe, published in 1852.

Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon is by Daniel Keyes, published in 1966.

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter is by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850.

The Great Divorce

The Great Divorce is by C. S. Lewis, published in 1945.

Slaughterhouse-Five

Slaughterhouse-Five is by Kurt Vonnegut, published in 1969.

The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride is by William Goldman, published in 1973.

The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises is by Ernest Hemingway, published in 1926.

The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea is by Ernest Hemingway, published in 1952.

The Stranger

The Stranger is by Albert Camus, published in 1942.

Brave New World

Brave New World is by Aldous Huxley, published in 1932.

The Outsiders

The Outsiders is by S. E. Hinton, published in 1967.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is by L. Frank Baum, published in 1900.

On the Road

On the Road is by Jack Kerouac, published in 1957.

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings are three volumes by J. R. R. Tolkien, published in 1954-1955.

1) The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
2) The Two Towers (1954)
3) The Return of the King (1955)

Atlas Shrugged

Atlas Shrugged is by Ayn Rand, published in 1957.

Persuasion

Persuasion is by Jane Austen, published in 1818.

Dune

Dune is by Frank Herbert, published in 1965.

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe is by Walter Scott, published in 1820.

Watership Down

Watership Down is by Richard Adams, published in 1972.

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front is by Erich Maria Remarque, published in 1929.

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness is by Joseph Conrad, published in 1899.

Emma

Emma is by Jane Austen, published in 1815.

The Idiot

The Idiot is by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, published in 1869.

The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair is by Graham Greene, published in 1951.

Alas, Babylon

Alas, Babylon is by Pat Frank, published in 1959.

The Mayor of Casterbridge

The Mayor of Casterbridge is by Thomas Hardy, published in 1886.

A Death in the Family

A Death in the Family is by James Agee, published in 1957.

Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park is by Jane Austen, published in 1814.

Sylvia Plath's only novel

Sylvia Plath's only novel is The Bell Jar, published in 1963.

The Bell Jar

The Bell Jar is by Sylvia Plath, published in 1963.

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is by Jane Austen, published in 1813.

A Separate Peace

A Separate Peace is by John Knowles, published in 1959.

The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead is by Ayn Rand, published in 1943.

Cat's Cradle

Cat's Cradle is by Kurt Vonnegut, published in 1963.

East of Eden

East of Eden is by John Steinbeck, published in 1952.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is by Ken Kesey, published in 1962.

Invisible Man

Invisible Man is by Ralph Ellison, published in 1952.

The Woman in White

The Woman in White is by Wilkie Collins, published in 1859.

The Quiet American

The Quiet American is by Graham Greene, published in 1955.

The Screwtape Letters

The Screwtape Letters is by C. S. Lewis, published in 1942.

Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies is by William Golding, published in 1954.

Metaphor

A metaphor is a figure of speech where unlike things are compared to each other, but unlike a simile, do not use the words "like" or "as".

It's raining men.
She has a bubbly personality.
He is the light of my life.
The sweet smell of success.

Simile

A simile is a figure of speech where unlike things are compared to each other, usually using the words "like" or "as".

She is sweet as candy.
He fights like a tiger.
She is as snug as a bug in a rug.
This chair is as black as coal.

Allegory

Allegory is when an entire story uses objects, people, actions, to represent another meaning that lie outside of the story.

Animal Farm

Animal Farm is by George Orwell, published in 1945.

The Lost World

The Lost World is by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1912.

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment is by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, published in 1866.

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1925.

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Most popular Anthony Burgess novel

Anthony Burgess is known for his popular novel A Clockwork Orange, published in 1962.

Rudyard Kipling's poems

Rudyard Kipling wrote dozens of poems.

Great Expectations

Great Expectations is by Charles Dickens, published in 1861.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is by Betty Smith, published in 1943.

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book is by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1894.

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden is by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published in 1911.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom

Seven Pillars of Wisdom is by T. E. Lawrence, published in 1922.

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence is by Edith Wharton, published in 1920.

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds is by H. G. Wells, published in 1898.

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers is by Alexandre Dumas, published in 1844.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is by Lewis Carroll, published in 1865.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1894.

The Good Earth

The Good Earth is by Pearl S. Buck, published in 1931.

A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange is by Anthony Burgess, published in 1962.

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men is by John Steinbeck, published in 1937.

War and Peace

War and Peace is by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1869.

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities is by Charles Dickens, published in 1859.

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird is by Harper Lee, published in 1960.

Treasure Island

Treasure Island is by Robert Louis Stevenson, published in 1883.

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls is by Ernest Hemingway, published in 1940.

A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms is by Ernest Hemingway, published in 1929.

Little Women

Little Women is by Louisa May Alcott, published in 1868.

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath is by John Steinbeck, published in 1939.

Lolita

Lolita is by Vladimir Nabokov, published in 1955.

1984

1984 is by George Orwell, published in 1949.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is by Washington Irving, published in 1820.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is by Mark Twain, published in 1876.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is by Mark Twain, published in 1884.

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist is by Charles Dickens, published in 1837.

Dracula

Dracula is by Bram Stoker, published in 1897.

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol is by Charles Dickens, published in 1843.

The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye is by J. D. Salinger, published in 1951.

Moby Dick

Moby Dick is by Herman Melville, published in 1851.

J. D. Salinger's only novel

J. D. Salinger's only novel is The Catcher in the Rye, published in 1951.

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Antagonist

The antagonist in a story is the person who opposes the protagonist.