Who Killed Iago? by James Walton
A masterful collection of mindboggling questions guaranteed to have bibliophiles wracking their brains. This engaging and stimulating book of quizzes will test readers' knowledge of classic and contemporary literature. From Charlotte Bront to Chinua Achebe, hidden double entendres to famous opening lines, Who Killed Iago? runs the gamut and challenges even the most avid readers. Readers can flex their literary muscle with questions such as: ? In Pride and Prejudice, what is Mr. Darcy's first name?? Which classic novel of the Second World War begins: It was love at first sight?
? In Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, how many times has the Wife of Bath been married?
? In the Harry Potter novels, what are the first four names of Professor Dumbledore?
? In Othello, who kills Iago?
James Walton has written and hosted 17 series of BBC Radio 4's books quiz, The Write Stuff. He also writes questions for BBC2's Only Connect and contributes a weekly quiz to the FT Weekend magazine. He is the books editor of Reader's Digest and reviews books for the Spectator, The Times, Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph and The New York Review of Books. His previous books are The Faber Book of Smoking and Sonnets, Bonnets and Bennetts: A Literary Quiz Book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780399534997 |
| ISBN 10 | 0399534997 |
| Title | Who Killed Iago? |
| Author | James Walton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2009-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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