The adjective; according to the OED an adjective is a word naming an attribute of a noun. It is also very often an important part of a book’s allure; imagine The Wizard of Oz never being Wonderful or Hosseini’s Suns never being Splendid? Adjectives are important and these books in our missing adjectives quiz are not the same without them.
A nice simple quiz for you here, fifteen book titles all missing their adjective. All you need to do is match the adjective to the book title. We have included the book’s publication date as a clue for you.
Don’t forget to let us know how you get on.

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Ellison, not Allison–autocorrect
Ellison, not Allison–autocorrect oh, I guess 1897 is too early for Ellison. My apologies.