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Classic Novels by Plot #3

Can you name these classic novels/ short stories/ epic poems based on a description of their plots?
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Last updated: October 30, 2021
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Disgraced wrestler’s town is upended by British colonists
Things Fall Apart
War hero is lost on his way home. He must return before his wife remarries
the Odyssey
Tale of unrequited love and revenge on the Yorkshire moors that unfolds over several generations
Wuthering Heights
Group of people escaping the black death in Florence tell stories to pass the time
The Decameron
Family haunted by hellhounds enlist the help of a famous detective
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Kids stumble into a portal to fantastical world in their new house
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
Monkey King Sun Wukong and his demon friends escort a monk carrying sacred scriptures to central asia
Journey to the West/ The Monkey King
Girl falls down rabbit hole into a land of wonder
Alice in Wonderland
Young artist and her family vacation, and return ten years later and go to the lighthouse
To The Lighthouse
Mild mannered doctor has a sinister alter ego
Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde
Governess marries the perfect man. If you ignore the mad woman in the attic
Jane Eyre
Sick lady is driven mad by her room’s wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper
Fireman becomes disillusioned with his dystopian life and starts illegally collecting books
Fahrenheit 451
An old scrooge’s visit from 3 ghosts changes his outlook on life
A Christmas Carol
Boy wizard stumbles into magic world and forced to kill his teacher
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
The author and his favourite poet must descend the nine circles of hell to bring his girlfriend back from the dead
The Inferno/ The Divine Comedy
Hero King fights a giant, the giant’s mother, and a dragon
Beowulf
The murder of crow eye was successful. Except that the policeman can definitely hear his heart beating through the floorboards
The Tell-Tale Heart
3 Comments
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Level 85
Oct 28, 2021
*The Tell-Tale Heart
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Level 43
Oct 29, 2021
you’re right thanks
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Level 33
Dec 14, 2021
Please accept Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (the actual title). Other than that, good quiz! The only one I haven't read is The Yellow Wallpaper...