ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

WORLD LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who wrote a novel about a historical detective series centered on the character of Phyrne Fisher?
A
Jane Austen
B
Vladmir Nobokov
C
James F. Cooper
D
Kerry Greenwood
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries is an Australian drama television series. It was first broadcast on ABC on 24 February 2012. It is based on author Kerry Greenwood’s historical mystery novels, and it was created by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger.

Detailed explanation-2: -Edgar Allan Poe’s story, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue, ” first appears in Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine. The tale is generally considered to be the first detective story.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detective fiction in the English-speaking world is considered to have begun in 1841 with the publication of Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue", featuring “the first fictional detective, the eccentric and brilliant C. Auguste Dupin".

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