Who received the first Newbery Medal?
The American Library Association awarded the first Newbery in 1922 to Hendrik Willem Van Loon for The Story of Mankind (1921).
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What is the subtitle of Melville’s short story “Bartleby the Scrivener” (1853)?
The subtitle of Melville’s short story “Bartle by the Scrivener” is “A Story of Wall Street.”
Which work of Franz Kafka’s prefigures his story “The Metamorphosis” (1916)?
The story “Wedding Preparations in the Country” (1907) by Franz Kafka seems to directly foreshadow Gregor Samsa’s plight, as a train passenger lying in bed imagines himself as a giant bug.
What was George Orwell’s real name?
George Orwell’s real name was Eric Arthur Blair.
How many years of age separated Will and Ariel Durant?
Will Durant was twelve years older than Ariel Durant. The authors of the multivolume series The Story of Civilization (1935-67) were married in New York City in 1913, when he was twenty-seven and she was fifteen.
What does “Q” mean to Biblical scholars?
“Q” is the hypothetical source used by synoptic evangelists Matthew and Luke. Never found, it is believed to contain the sayings and stories that Matthew and Luke, but not Mark, share. The term comes from German Quelle, or “source.”
Who wrote the Uncle Remus stories?
Joel Chandler Harris adapted the Uncle Remus folktales, which were first published in the Atlanta Constitution and were later collected in Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings (1880).