United KingdomSociety 58 · A modern society
Oliver Twist and Great Expectations were written by which author?
- aThomas Hardy
- bRobert Louis Stevenson
- cGeorge Orwell
- dCharles DickensCorrect answer
Why?
Charles Dickens (1812–70) wrote many popular novels about life in 19th-century England, including Oliver Twist and Great Expectations. George Orwell wrote Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four in the 20th century.
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