Question

Match the author to the library work.

1. Benjamin Franklin A. Common Sense
2. Charles Brockden Brown B. The Skecthbook of Geoffrey Crayon
3. Thomas Paine C. Edgar Huntly
4. Washington Irving D. Poor Richard's Almanack

Answer 1

Thomas Paine wrote common sense
Benjamin Franklin wrote poor Richard's almanac
Charles Brockden Brown wrote Edgar Huntly
Washington Irving wrote The sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon

Answer 2

The answers, in order, to the matching of the author and his/her own published work, are as follows, with their year of printing, and added information on the work:

1. Benjamin Franklin: Wrote "Poor Richard´s Almanack" between 1732 and 1758. It was a yearly almanack and its title derives from the pseudonym taken on by Franklin when he wrote this continuous work.

2. Charles Brockden Brown: "Edgar Huntly", also known as "Memoires of a Sleepwalker", is a gothic novel that was written by this author and which was published in 1799.

3. Thomas Paine: Wrote "Common Sense" between 1775-76 as a series of pamphlets that called people to support independence from Great Britain.

4. Washington Irving: Wrote: "The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon", which was a collection of essays and short stories by Irving published between 1819 and 1820.