Let’s see how good your knowledge of pre-20th century prose is!

Name the Oscar Wilde novel about a portrait painting that ages and records the sins of the person captured.

Gothic fiction was very popular during this period of writing.

Mark Twain was also the author of which novel?

Robert Louis Stevenson also wrote which famous adventure novel?

‘Dracula’ was written by Mary Shelley...

You could be given an extract from anytime between 1800 and 1899...

Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels depict the mysteries and stories of which famous detective?

Maria Edgeworth (Castle Rackrent) and Somerville & Ross (An Irish Cousin) wrote which type of pre-20th century novels?

Who is this famous Gothic character?

The War of the Worlds, a popular science fiction novel, was written by...

Travel, exploration, discovery were key features of this era, therefore, this genre of novel was also very popular...

Which of these are the names of Charles Dickens’ novels?

Which of these is NOT a feature you might expect to find in a pre 20th century science fiction novel.

Which of these is not a novel by Jane Austen?

Who wrote the classic children's novel 'Black Beauty'?

Jules Verne's famous adventure novel is called 'Around the World in 80 Days' - true or false?

Science Fiction was a popular genre of literature during this century...

Mark Twain's 'Huckleberry Finn' and Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' are novels that explore which theme?

Charlotte Bronte wrote a famous novel called ...

This Gothic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson explores the motif of the ....