You have been told not to judge a book by its cover. Now, you have to. Below are the covers of 25 well-known books with the titles and authors removed. Try to identify each one. They are organized by difficulty.
All books are novels written between 1885 and the present. All covers pictured are from the first editions.
Just making sure you're awake.
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Easy
These are either well-known, or easy to identify by the cover pictures.
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Medium
Bit more of a challenge. If you need a hint, highlight the text beside the words "Publication Date" to see when the novel was published.
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Publication Date: 1961
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Publication Date: 1903
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Publication Date: 1953
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Publication Date: 1939
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Publication Date: 1885
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Publication Date: 1962
Difficult
Good luck. If you haven't actually seen these books in these particular editions before, you probably won't have much success here. Go ahead and look at the publication date if you need help; if you still can't figure it out, look at the genre.
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Publication Date: 1965
Genre: Science Fiction
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Note: This mostly-white cover is hard to see on a white background, so it has been placed inside a border.
Publication Date: 1984
Genre: Popular Fiction
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Publication Date: 1954
Genre: Literature
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Publication Date: 1952
Genre: Literature
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Publication Date: 1973
Genre: Fantasy
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Note: if the image is too hard to see, it is a plain off-white cover with an embossed script letter R.
Publication Date: 1938
Genre: Literature
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Publication Date: 1911
Genre: Children's Fiction
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Publication Date: 1960
Genre: Literature
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Publication Date: 1895
Genre: Science Fiction
All done? Check your answers!