Question

(1) Match the author or novelist given in column A with their works given in Column B
B
A
(1) geoffrey chaucer
a. Ciarissa
(2) Herman melville
b. Evelina
(3) frances Burney
c. The Canterbury tales
(4) Samuel Richardson
d. Billy Budd​

Answer 1

Explanation:

(1)c,(2)d,(3)b,(4)a.

Answer 2

The answers are as follows:

1. Geoffrey Chaucer- c. The Canterbury Tales

2. Herman Melville- d. Billy Budd

3. Frances Burney- b. Evelina

4. Samuel Richardson- a. Clarissa

• Geoffrey Chaucer belonged to the Medieval Age of English Literature. Canterbury Tales is the most popular story of Geoffrey Chaucer. It consists of many smaller plots, all combined in the journey of the pilgrims.

• Herman Melville was an American writer, and Billy Budd is his novella. This book is left unfinished by the death of the author in 1891.

• Evelina is the first novel of Frances Burney, published in the year 1778. It describes the journey of an indifferent girl, diverting from conventional manners and thoughts.

• Clarissa by Samuel Richardson revolves around an ambitious girl who is continuously curbed and thwarted by society and her parents.