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It's A Long Story Trivia Quiz


Many well-known books first appeared in serial form. These novels all took their earliest readers a long time to finish.

A multiple-choice quiz by dellastreet. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
dellastreet
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
369,481
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
617
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Serialised in "Master Humphrey's Clock" between April 1840 and November 1841, this novel by Charles Dickens tells the story of "Little Nell" Trent, who is forced to take to the road with her gambler grandfather. Other characters include a dwarf moneylender called Quilp, Mrs Jarley, owner of a waxworks show, and a maid dubbed "The Marchioness". Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Serialised in the "Journal des Debats" from April 1844, this classic novel by Alexandre Dumas tells the story of Edmond Dantes, his escape from the Chateau d'If and his revenge on the three men responsible for his wrongful imprisonment there. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. An early example of detective fiction, this story by Wilkie Collins was serialised from November 1859 to August 1860. It has multiple narrators, including drawing master Walter Hartright, who encounters a mysterious woman wandering at night. Other characters include half-sisters Laura Fairlie and Marian Halcombe, Laura's husband Sir Percival Glyde and the villainous Count Fosco. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Serialised in the "New Monthly Magazine" from 1860 to 1861, this sensation novel by Mrs Henry Wood tells the story of Lady Isabel Vane, who, having left her family for a worthless rake, returns disguised to the home of her former husband and his new wife to act as governess to her own children. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. One of the most influential books ever written, this story by Harrier Beecher Stowe took readers of the "National Era" 40 weeks to finish. Subtitled "Life Among The Lowly", its characters include fugitive slaves George, Eliza and their son, and the evil Simon Legree, who buys the title character. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Subtitled "A Novel Without a Hero", this story was originally serialised in "Punch" magazine. Set in the Napoleonic era and taking in the battle of Waterloo, its anti-heroine is Becky Sharp. Other characters include Dobbin, George Osborne and Amelia Sedley. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Subtitled "A Study of Provincial Life", this sweeping novel by George Eliot was published in eight parts in 1871 and 1872. Its characters include thwarted idealists Dorothea Brooke and Tertius Lydgate and Dorothea's husband, outmoded scholar Edward Casaubon. Taking in the 1832 Reform Act and the coming of the railways, the book is named for the town in which it is set.
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Question 8 of 10
8. First serialised in the "Cornhill Magazine" in 1874, this Thomas Hardy novel tells the story of Bathsheba Everdene, who inherits a farm and is courted by Gabriel Oak, William Boldwood and Sergeant Francis Troy. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Serialised in the "London Magazine" in 1905, this book by E Nesbit tells the story of Roberta, Phyllis and Peter, who move with their mother to the country after their father is falsely accused of spying. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. First appearing in the "Strand Magazine" between August 1901 and April 1902, this book by Arthur Conan Doyle features a detective, his doctor companion and a diabolical Dartmoor dog. Hint



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1. Serialised in "Master Humphrey's Clock" between April 1840 and November 1841, this novel by Charles Dickens tells the story of "Little Nell" Trent, who is forced to take to the road with her gambler grandfather. Other characters include a dwarf moneylender called Quilp, Mrs Jarley, owner of a waxworks show, and a maid dubbed "The Marchioness".

Answer: The Old Curiosity Shop

The patron saint of serial publication, Charles Dickens wrote and edited the weekly "Master Humphrey's Clock" entirely by himself. As well as "The Old Curiosity Shop", it also contained the serialisation of "Barnaby Rudge" and short stories framing the two novels.

American readers of the serial are reputed to have thronged the wharf at New York, impatient to find out whether Little Nell would live (she didn't).
2. Serialised in the "Journal des Debats" from April 1844, this classic novel by Alexandre Dumas tells the story of Edmond Dantes, his escape from the Chateau d'If and his revenge on the three men responsible for his wrongful imprisonment there.

Answer: The Count of Monte Cristo

The first English translation of "The Count of Monte Cristo" appeared in 1846. Widely translated and perennially popular, it has been adapted for the stage, TV and cinema many times.

The "Journal des Debats" came into existence at the time of the French Revolution, when it recorded the debates of the National Assembly. It continued, under different regimes and different names, until 1944, when it was suppressed following the liberation of France.
3. An early example of detective fiction, this story by Wilkie Collins was serialised from November 1859 to August 1860. It has multiple narrators, including drawing master Walter Hartright, who encounters a mysterious woman wandering at night. Other characters include half-sisters Laura Fairlie and Marian Halcombe, Laura's husband Sir Percival Glyde and the villainous Count Fosco.

Answer: The Woman in White

"The Woman in White", one of the most famous sensation novels, first appeared in "All the Year Round", a weekly literary magazine started by Charles Dickens in 1859. After Dickens' death in 1870 the magazine was owned and edited by his eldest son. It ceased publication in 1895.
4. Serialised in the "New Monthly Magazine" from 1860 to 1861, this sensation novel by Mrs Henry Wood tells the story of Lady Isabel Vane, who, having left her family for a worthless rake, returns disguised to the home of her former husband and his new wife to act as governess to her own children.

Answer: East Lynne

A phenomenal bestseller, "East Lynne" was adapted for the stage several times, remaining popular well into the twentieth century. The famous line "Dead, dead and never called me mother!" did not occur in the original book. Several silent film versions were made, one starring Theda Bara, and a talking version, directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Ann Harding as Lady Isabel, was nominated for the 1931 Academy Award for Best Picture.

The "New Monthly Magazine" appeared under various names between 1814 and 1884.
5. One of the most influential books ever written, this story by Harrier Beecher Stowe took readers of the "National Era" 40 weeks to finish. Subtitled "Life Among The Lowly", its characters include fugitive slaves George, Eliza and their son, and the evil Simon Legree, who buys the title character.

Answer: Uncle Tom's Cabin

Inspired by the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which required that all escaped slaves be returned to their owners, even when captured in "free" states, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was serialised in 1851 and published as a book in 1852. It became the best-selling novel of the 19th century.

The "National Era" was an abolitionist newspaper published in Washington DC between 1847 and 1860.
6. Subtitled "A Novel Without a Hero", this story was originally serialised in "Punch" magazine. Set in the Napoleonic era and taking in the battle of Waterloo, its anti-heroine is Becky Sharp. Other characters include Dobbin, George Osborne and Amelia Sedley.

Answer: Vanity Fair

A perennially popular story and the most successful novel written by William Makepeace Thackeray, "Vanity Fair" was serialised in 20 parts between January 1847 and June 1848.

"Punch, or the London Charivari" was founded in 1841. Chiefly a humorous magazine, it was famous for its cartoons. It closed in 1992.
7. Subtitled "A Study of Provincial Life", this sweeping novel by George Eliot was published in eight parts in 1871 and 1872. Its characters include thwarted idealists Dorothea Brooke and Tertius Lydgate and Dorothea's husband, outmoded scholar Edward Casaubon. Taking in the 1832 Reform Act and the coming of the railways, the book is named for the town in which it is set.

Answer: Middlemarch

Considering "Middlemarch" to be too long and complex to appear in conventional monthly instalments, George Eliot and her companion George Lewes devised a new method of serialisation. The different parts appeared at two-monthly intervals and contained more chapters than was usual and the whole was published as a four-volume novel in 1874.

Despite George Eliot's objections, "Middlemarch" was serialised in weekly episodes in "Harper's Weekly" of New York between December 1871 and February 1873.
8. First serialised in the "Cornhill Magazine" in 1874, this Thomas Hardy novel tells the story of Bathsheba Everdene, who inherits a farm and is courted by Gabriel Oak, William Boldwood and Sergeant Francis Troy.

Answer: Far From the Madding Crowd

Hardy's fourth novel, and his first major success, "Far From the Madding Crowd" was serialised anonymously.

William Thackeray was the first editor of the "Cornhill Magazine", which was founded in 1860 and finally ceased publication in 1975.
9. Serialised in the "London Magazine" in 1905, this book by E Nesbit tells the story of Roberta, Phyllis and Peter, who move with their mother to the country after their father is falsely accused of spying.

Answer: The Railway Children

The plot of the "Railway Children" may have been partly inspired by the Dreyfus case. Dramatisations of the book include a much loved film version directed by Lionel Jeffries in 1970 and a stage adaptation originally produced at the National Rail Museum at York in 2008.

Originally founded in 1732, the "London Magazine" has been reincarnated a number of times, most recently in 1954. The name was previously revived by Cecil Harmsworth, owner of the "Daily Mail", in 1900 and remained in use until the 1930s.
10. First appearing in the "Strand Magazine" between August 1901 and April 1902, this book by Arthur Conan Doyle features a detective, his doctor companion and a diabolical Dartmoor dog.

Answer: The Hound of the Baskervilles

"The Hound of the Baskervilles" appeared eight years after Conan Doyle had apparently killed off Sherlock Holmes in "The Final Problem".

The Sherlock Holmes short stories made their first appearance in the "Strand Magazine", where they were illustrated by Sidney Paget. A monthly magazine, the "Strand" was published between 1890 and 1950 and specialised in short fiction and articles of general interest. Its sales peaked at the time that "The Hound of the Baskervilles" was being serialised.
Source: Author dellastreet

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