18 very famous novelists from both sides of The Pond. Simply work out the correct set of dates (birth, death and marriage/s where applicable) for each one. Some easy, some not so easy but all possible with a bit of autobiographical knowledge.
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Question of
Jane Austen
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1775-1817
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1773-1815
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Question of
William Shakespeare
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1564-1616 m.1582
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1566-1614 m.1580
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Question of
Arthur Miller
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1915-2005 m.1940, 1956, 1962
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1910-2005 m.1940, 1954, 1960
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Question of
F Scott Fitzgerald
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1896-1940 m.1920
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1893-1938 m.1918
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Question of
Charlotte Bronte
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1816-1855 m.1854
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1814-1851 m.1850
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Question of
Virginia Woolf
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1882-1941 m.1912
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1878-1941 m.1907
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Question of
Mary Shelley
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1797-1851 m.1816
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1794-1851 m.1813
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Question of
Agatha Christie
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1890-1976 m.1914, 1930
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1895-1972 m.1914, 1927
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Question of
Roald Dahl
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1916-1990 m.1953, 1983
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1920-1989 m.1951, 1984
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Question of
Geoffrey Chaucer
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1343-1400 m.1366
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1338-1400 m.1360
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Question of
Terry Pratchett
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1948-2015 m.1968
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1945-2015 m.1970
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Question of
Arthur Conan Doyle
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1859-1930 m.1885, 1907
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1854-1928 m.1883, 1902
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Question of
Dr Seuss
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1904-1991 m.1927, 1968
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1902-1992 m.1927, 1975
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Question of
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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1867-1957 m.1885
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1873-1960 m.1880
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Question of
Daphne du Maurier
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1907-1989 m.1932
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1908-1990 m.1938
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Question of
JD Salinger
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1919-2010 m.1945, 1955, 1988
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1914-2009 m.1946, 1975, 1988
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Question of
Harper Lee
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1926-2016
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1931-2015
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Question of
Truman Capote
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1924-1984
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1929-1989
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