ONE THOUSAND LITERARY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS One Thou sand Liter a ry Q u e s tio n s and Answers MARY ELEANOR KRAMER “8 8 9 1 3 Sa m o a NEW YORK GEORGE SULLY AND COMPANY P UB LI S H ERS Y R IGHT 1 1 B Y C OP . 9 7 . S ULLY 'A ND KL EINT E ICH A l l r i gh ts r e s e r v e d DEDICATION D th e e ea e of the n To . at G . W b lov d t ch r lo g a o s m e wn u s the e a nd g , who fir t ad kno to b auty s n e s e u is ten in piratio of lit rature , thi littl vol me r de ly inscribed . PREFA CE The purpose of this volume is to provide teachers of classes in literature with material n n for varyi g the regular lecture or recitatio work . e e e e e e While not adapt d to l m ntary grad s , ither e e f in subj ct matt r or wording , it af ords all stu dents of literature from high s chool to university n rank , and all readers , from those who confi e their attention to the current magazines to those of the acknowledged classics of the language , an opportunity to test the range of their informa e tion , and to r inforce their impressions with sup f m o . ports correct data It ai s , by interesting m n s e questions , to introduce novelty a o g tho facts en in n s of literary history which , tak mo otonou m e s e n e a nd e . succ ssion , seem commo plac uni pr s iv e a nd n in m e m These qu ries a swers , odifi d for , appeared serially in E du ca ti ona l Founda ti ons h e e e during t e past three years . Th ir cordial r c p a nd th e en e tion in that journal , words of courag ’ e O D on ment giv n by its editor, William Charles i e r e n n . n ll , J . , lead to th ir publicatio book form I f the educators of our land h ere find inspira e the e e e new incen tion and h lp , and g n ral r ader i the e e t ves to read best lit rature , then I am w ll repaid for the labor of compilation . I CAGO LLI NOI S . CH , I 1 1 6 J u ne, 9 . O NE T H O U S AN D LIT E R A RY Q U E S T IO N S A ND A N S W E R S Who wrote the poem beginning Every ” e m - ? wher , everywhere , Christ as to night What and where is Orchard House ? Who was William Ellery Channing ? What writers have immortalized Greylock Mountain ? What and where is Ponkapog ? Who said : Great deed s ca nnot die : They with th e s un a nd moon renew th eir light e e es s n s e on em . For v r, bl i g tho that look th ‘ Who wrote The Red Badge of Courage For what is Griff House n oted ? What was the Bread -a nd -Cheese Club ? ‘ Who wrote the first anti - slavery book pub lished in America ? What writer resides in a double cottage the parts of which a re known respe ctively as th e bungalow and the barracks What poet s elected his own burial -place and designed his own sepulcher ? I 1 4 wa s the o n th e ci rcula t . Who rigi ator of first i ng library ? ’ What American writer s home is covered with ivy grown from a cutting brought m e e e n ? fro M lros Abb y , Scotla d ’ w i il s s . G e s e e For hat St Church , Crippl gat , n n m s ? Lo do , fa ou Whe re do we find the following heroines of fiction : B ecky S ha rp ; D ora ; Mi nneha ha ; Gl ori a Qu a yl e ; H es ter P rynne ? What a nd where i s Old Tra il Town ? W ho wrote My Ragpicker Who h a s been called th e Broad Highway ma n a nd m w wa s th e e m d e , fro hat t r rived ? Who i s the auth o r o f T he Virgi nian “ Who wa s the poet of th e blu e- gras s coun try ’ ‘ W h o s a d a w ne s e the i , H thor Hous of S even Gables i s th e m os t valuable con tribu tion to New England hi s tory that ha s yet been made Who wa s the author of the following lines ’ T i s n ot in th e s s n e high tar alo , Nor in th e n we s cup of buddi g flo r , ’ Nor i n th e e e s s m e w ne r dbr a t llo to , Nor in th e bow s m es in s we s that il ho r , But i n th e mu d a nd s cum of things e e w w s me n s n Th r al ay, al ay o thi g i gs . QUES TIONS 3 ” Who wrote Pickwick Papers ? For what is Cheyne Walk noted ? Who resided at Cra igenpu ttock ? Who was the author of the lines : e e e God e e s s e o f e Wh r v r r ct a hou pray r , Th e D evil always build s a chap el th ere ; ’ A nd t w be n n e m n n ill fou d , upo xa i atio , n Th e latter h a s th e larges t co gregation . ? What English poet was three times married For what is Kilcolman notable ? “ Who was called the Jean Ingelow of America What historian established a naval academy n ? at Annapolis , Maryla d What and where was Woodland Hall ? ’ “ e e n Wher was Holm s s famous lo g walk , mentioned in the Autocrat of the Break fast Table What and where was Hogarth Lane ? For what i s Walpole House notable ? Tell the circ umstances leading to the writing ” The - e nne of Star Spangl d Ba r . Who wrote “ The Book of Joyous Chil ” dren ? What American novelist is the grandson of m ne e the fa ous actress , Frances An K mble , Fanny K emble Whom did Whittier term the Cadmus of the blind ” ? 41 w e Re . Who rot the Battle Hymn of the public What famous historian graduated from Harvard College when but e ighteen years of a ge ? What celebrated English statesman said of th e Cons titution of the United States : A s a s ca n s ee th e me n Con far I , A rica s titu tion is the mos t wonderful work ever s truck off at one time by th e brain a nd pur ’ pos e of ma n 7 What poet owned a famous dog called Boats wai n For what is Avonmouth noted ? Where do we find th e followi n g characters of fiction : Ma ggi e Tu lli ver ; Lizzi e H er oin ; Wa ckford S qu eers ; Ma ry A s h bu r ton ; Li ttl e A nni e; Li ttl e Nell ; Els i e Venner ; Fr eckl es ; R ebecca ? For what is Tabard Inn famed ? What a nd where was Crazy Castle Who wa s called the wizard of th e North Who wa s called the Ettrick shepherd Who s aid : If we cheri s h th e virtues a nd th e n es e s e en w pri cipl of our fath r , H av ill a s s i s t u s to carry on th e work o f human libe rty a nd human happiness QUES TIONS 5 Who was the founder of the Nationali s t Clubs in the United States ? Who was termed the tenth Muse Who wrote Zig- zag Journeys Who was known as Gail Hamilton Who wrote The Hoosier Schoolmaster ” ? “ Who wrote Over the Hill to the Poor house ” ? What and where is S l abs ides Who was the author of th e following lines : Four thi ngs a m a n mu s t l earn to do If h e would make hi s record true : To think without con fus io n cl early ; — T O love h i s f ellow m en s i ncerely ; T o act from hones t motiv es purely ; n s To tru s t in God a nd H eave ecurely . ’ What led to William Cullen Bryant s writing To a Waterfowl m the O f th e e n Na e author po m , Woodma , e ee e the Spar That Tr , and t ll circum h stances that led to t e writing . : ‘ one e Who wrote If write a bett r book , e e e e e e pr ach a b tter s rmon , or mak a b tt r m e- ne he ous trap than his ighbor , though me in th e e e the build his ho wild rn ss , world will make a beaten path to his door ” Who wrote The Old Oaken Bucket ? ’ wa s f e To whom Long llow s beautiful poem , ” a ? Sant Filomena , a tribute n e es the U it d Stat .