Who wrote, "we are all in the gutters, but some of us are looking at the stars"?

Literature Trivia / November 08, 2025

Oscar Wilde. Oscar Wilde's only novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray", was published in 1981.

What type of scientist is "Jurassic Park" character Dr. Alan Grant?

Literature Trivia / November 07, 2025

Paleontologist. A paleontologist studies prehistoric life.

Which classic begins "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen"?

Literature Trivia / November 07, 2025

Nineteen Eighty-Four. "Nineteen eighty Four" begins with Winston Smith's story on April 4, 1984.

Where did members of the "Saturday Club" (which included Emerson, Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes) meet?

Literature Trivia / November 06, 2025

Omni Parker House Hotel, Boston. The writers would meet on the fourth Saturday of every month.

In "Water For Elephants" by Sara Gruen, what song is referred to as the Disaster March?

Literature Trivia / November 06, 2025

Stars And Stripes Forever. "Stars And Stripes Forever" was composed by John Philip Sousa.

Who is Michael Connelly's Detective Harry Bosch character named after?

Literature Trivia / November 05, 2025

Impressionist Hieronymous Bosch. The first novel in Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series is titled "The Black Echo".