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What did O'Brien mean when he said this at the end of 1984?
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Where is Kafka's “The Trial” set?
Awarded Jul 29 at 2:25
Do the *books* show that Hogwarts is in Scotland?
Awarded Jul 11 at 5:35
Did William Shakespeare hide things in his writings?
Awarded Jul 5 at 12:15
How could Frankenstein get the parts for his second creature?
Awarded Jun 30 at 7:35
Did Pushkin ever deliberately copy the style of anyone else?
Awarded Jun 25 at 23:30
Is John Milton's Lucifer a tragic hero?
Awarded Jun 13 at 1:40
Why didn't The Last Battle mention Susan's reaction to her family's death?
Awarded May 31 at 19:25
Was CS Lewis referencing the uncanny valley?
Awarded May 15 at 17:05
How and why did the story of King Cnut change?
Awarded May 14 at 22:00
What is the significance of Sauron never having a physical presence in the Lord of the Rings?
Awarded May 11 at 11:50
How does interrupting Kubla Khan save humanity?
Awarded Apr 10 at 9:30
What happened at the end of The Giver?
Awarded Apr 2 at 6:15
Would a reader of Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea miss anything essential without knowing about Jane Eyre?
Awarded Apr 2 at 5:55
“The Dearest Charms in France” - French story about soldiers, a lottery, and a famous prostitute
Awarded Mar 23 at 17:40
How do people “kiss their teeth” in Nalo Hopkinson's novels?
Awarded Mar 9 at 16:30
Can the Count of Monte Cristo's calculation of poison dosage be explained?
Awarded Mar 3 at 22:40
What were the three clues mentioned at end of Agatha Christie's And There Were None?
Awarded Feb 27 at 17:45
Meaning of “d-n” in “'T is strange—the Hebrew noun which means 'I am,' the English always used to govern d—n”
Awarded Feb 24 at 17:50
Was Rowling inspired by the railway station scene in Prince Caspian?
Awarded Feb 21 at 8:20
What does “Printed for…” mean?
Awarded Feb 20 at 20:35
Looking for a historical fiction book set in England, possibly about the War of the Roses
Awarded Feb 18 at 14:00
Who wrote the well-known Outline of Chapter Contents in the Penguin edition of Finnegans Wake?
Awarded Feb 8 at 16:40
What's the joke with “Best of Queen” in Good Omens?
Awarded Feb 7 at 14:45
What are the different names of Fenrir / Fenris Wolf?
Awarded Jan 30 at 11:35
Why did Shakespeare write in iambic pentameter?
Awarded Jan 26 at 22:05
Were all of Shakespeare's plays fully in iambic pentameter?
Awarded Jan 26 at 21:55
Had Keats read any of Homer's works before reading Chapman's translation of them?
Awarded Jan 26 at 21:50
Pride and Prejudice: Why did Elizabeth think “my uncle and aunt would have been lost to me”?
Awarded Jan 24 at 2:00
Was Rand al'Thor supposed to be a symbol for Jesus?
Awarded Jan 22 at 18:45
Meaning of this line in “On seeing the Elgin Marbles”
Awarded Jan 22 at 16:30
Looking for an old O. Henry story about a wealthy young man trying to woo a “genteel poor” young lady in New York City
Awarded Jan 20 at 11:15
How much weight should we give authors' declarations of their intent after the fact?
Awarded Jan 20 at 7:05
About Sappho's “Hector and Andromacha” poem
Awarded Jan 19 at 14:10
Why don't Mr. Bennet's daughters get to inherit the Longbourn estate?
Awarded Jan 14 at 15:20
How much of The Song of Wandering Aengus by Yeats is based on Irish folklore?
Awarded Jan 12 at 6:55
Was Tom Robinson's trial the only inconsistency between To Kill A Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman?
Awarded Jan 11 at 15:35
Which flood story was first?
Awarded Jan 2 at 21:15
Why does Piggy's accent not matter?
Awarded Dec 29 '18 at 19:10
English short story where a wife makes an investigation officer eat the murder weapon
Awarded Dec 13 '18 at 23:50
Do traditional Japanese haikus always describe a moment?
Awarded Dec 12 '18 at 10:05
What word was used for “anisotropic” in the original Russian text of “Hard to Be a God”?
Awarded Nov 30 '18 at 14:45
Are the five narrators in The Fifty Year Sword more than a gimmick?
Awarded Nov 14 '18 at 7:25
What is the role of Jane Eyre in The Cider House Rules?
Awarded Nov 14 '18 at 7:25
Is “Battlefield Earth” good science fiction by Hubbard's standards?
Awarded Nov 14 '18 at 7:20
Post modernist fantasy with nested stories structure
Awarded Nov 14 '18 at 7:20
Is there any evidence for a gay relationship in The Merchant of Venice?
Awarded Nov 14 '18 at 7:20
The real-life inspiration for the characters of Atlas Shrugged?
Awarded Nov 14 '18 at 6:45
Do authors who translate their own works tend to do accurate translations?
Awarded Nov 14 '18 at 6:40
Why doesn't Winston ask Mr Charrington about life before the Revolution?
Awarded Nov 13 '18 at 9:10
For works translated by the original author, how common is it for additional translations to exist? What might these translation add?
Awarded Nov 12 '18 at 11:30
Why is the Agatha Christie play called “The Mousetrap”?
Awarded Nov 10 '18 at 3:15
Short horror story I read two years ago about a Jack-in-the-box
Awarded Nov 8 '18 at 16:40
Creepy children's illustrated book, like Jumanji, about boy waiting for parents to come home with new baby, sees faces in walls
Awarded Nov 6 '18 at 7:15
Short Horror Story in which protagonist is a monstrous freak in hiding?
Awarded Nov 6 '18 at 7:10
Help Identifying Children's Book with Easter Bunnies
Awarded Nov 6 '18 at 7:10
Drama, probably set in a hospital, where we know early on (from the blurb?) that someone is going to die due to a doctor's mistake
Awarded Nov 6 '18 at 7:10
Who is the speaker in “O Captain! My Captain!”
Awarded Oct 31 '18 at 21:15
What does the “crimson hexagon” represent in “The Library of Babel”?
Awarded Oct 31 '18 at 20:45
Why is the oath sworn to Dolon by Hector a “bootless” one?
Awarded Oct 30 '18 at 4:25
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