Author Biography: rosc

This quiz is based on the 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel, starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen.

John Donne, MP and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral wrote some of the most beautiful religious and erotic poetry in the English language. I hope this quiz will encourage you to read or re-read his poems!

How well do you know Georgette Heyer's historical novels? Test yourself with these details...

The greatest race of them all deserves a much better quiz than this, but why not try it anyway!

Though she herself didn't like them as much as her more serious historical books, Heyer's Regency fiction remains unrivalled. This quiz is a celebration of Almack's and phaetons, bucks and Bath misses. Enjoy!

Dorothy L. Sayers' novels are full of quotes from beautiful and interesting poems. This quiz tests your knowledge of the poems and the novels in which they appear.

In my humble opinion, at least as good as "Jane Eyre" (remember all that dull stuff at Lowood school?) or "Wuthering Heights" (barmy, barmy nutters on the moors) - try this quiz on the best Bronte novel of all.

Thursday Next returns to the real world accompanied by Hamlet and determined to find her non-existent husband. Confused? Here's a quiz to unravel the mysteries of Jasper Fforde's last TN novel.

Are you proud to live in the age of 'I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue'? Do you know the rules to Mornington Crescent? Have you met Samantha? This quiz is dedicated to the antidote to panel games.

This quiz focusses on the middle stages of Hornblower's career, from his first command on the Atropos through to his devastating capture at the end of "A Ship of the Line".

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography celebrated its first birthday in September 2005 with a weekend of free online access to its amazing archives. I decided to celebrate the weekend with this quiz, based entirely on information from the ODNB.

Antonia Forest wrote four school stories, six holiday stories and two Elizabethan stories about members of the Marlow family. How well do you remember them?

Humpty Dumpty has died - but did he fall or was he pushed? Jasper Fforde answers this perennial dilemma in his novel, 'The Big Over Easy'. The quiz is based on the introductions to each chapter.

A series of poet and poetry related questions to take you through the year.

Since reading Stephen Fry's book, I now know my iamb from my anapaest. Test your knowledge of poetic terminology in this quiz based on 'The Ode Less Travelled'.

Many listeners to Radio 4's 'I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue' enjoy the game on the show. Some people still feel uncertain about all the rules of the game. Test your knowledge of the rules and other interesting MC facts.