British Literature

Novels by George Orwell, C.S. Lewis and Tolkien ___________________.

• have always been highly influential

• have all been turned into films

• have had the same incredible success as Harry Potter

J.K. Rowling is ___________________.

• an author and translator

• one of the most successful authors of all time

• a world-class leader in modern literature

Amanda Craig says J.K. Rowling has ___________________.

• reminded the world that reading is enjoyable

• made people everywhere feel happiness, sadness and excitement

• inspired people to tell stories

Anthony Horowitz ___________________.

• reinvented the James Bond spy novel

• writes books for younger children

• wrote a trilogy of books

British writers have been writing ___________________.

• novels for longer than plays

• plays for longer than novels

• novels and plays for over 600 years

In Britain we've got ___________________.

• an inspiring literary tradition and a wonderful language.

• an interest in other people and a desire to entertain them.

• all of the above.

The works of George Orwell, C.S. Lewis and Tolkien...................................

• have arguably more influence today

  than

  when they were first published.

• have arguably less influence today

  than

  when they were first published.

• have arguably the same influence today

  as

  when they were first published.

The Harry Potter films................................

• were adapted

  from

  the children’s novels of C.S. Lewis

• were adapted

  from

  the children’s novels of J.K. Rowling.

• were adapted

  from

  the children’s novels of Tolkien.

Have you read any books by British authors? Which ones?