[Quiz] What 8 Classics Were Almost Called…

Words by:

Nyssa P. Chopra

Guess the original titles of these celebrated books…

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A) The High-Bouncing Lover: An eccentric millionaire lives the good life in the Roaring Twenties.
B) The Strike: A philosopher navigates a dystopian United States to study socialism, economics, and an important railroad system.
C) Mistress Mary: A young girl unravels mysteries when she is sent to live with her uncle in Yorkshire, England.
D) The Last Man In Europe: An Oceania resident becomes immersed in government control and extreme surveillance.
E) Fiesta: A group of American and British expatriates travel in post-World War I Europe and dabble in bull-fighting, art, and moral bankruptcy.
F) Catch-11: A captain of the U.S. Army Air Forces and his camp try to maintain their sanity during World War II.
G) Atticus: A hero takes on racism in the Deep South.
H) First Impressions: A headstrong young woman grapples with manners and marriage in 19th-century England.

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Credit: Reader’s Digest, November 2012

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