Question

In a novel by this author, a teacher suddenly pulls Rogue Riderhood into a river’s lock, drowning both of them. The opening paragraph of a novel by this author describes so much mud that it would be unsurprising to see a “Megalosaurus (15[1])waddling” around. A novel by this author opens with the discovery of a drowned corpse thought to be John Harmon. In a novel by this author, the alias “Nemo” is used by Captain Hawdon, (-5[2])at whose grave Lady (*) Dedlock dies. A novel by this author of Our Mutual Friend follows Esther Summerson and the court case Jarndyce v. Jarndyce. The title character of a novel by this author marries Agnes Wickfield after helping thwart the villainous Uriah Heep. For 10 points, name this author of the novels Bleak House and David Copperfield. ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: Charles Dickens [or Charles John Huffam Dickens]
<MM, British Literature>
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Raymond WangCornell EarthRIT75-5
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Ryan JoeCornell FireRochester B13410
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