Pen Names of Famous Authors: Literary Quiz

PEN NAMES OF FAMOUS AUTHORS


Can you match these seven authors to their pseudonyms?

Which author of vampire tales started life as Howard Allen Frances O’Brien?

  • Sorry, not correct.

    The correct answer is Anne Rice.

    Originally named after her father, Howard Allen Frances O’Brien adopted the name “Anne” on her first day of school to avoid being bullied. After marrying her husband Stan Rice, she published under the name Anne Rice, except when writing erotic novels which were variously published under the names Anne Rampling and A.N Roquelaure.

  • Sorry, not correct.

    The correct answer is Anne Rice.

    Originally named after her father, Howard Allen Frances O’Brien adopted the name “Anne” on her first day of school to avoid being bullied. After marrying her husband Stan Rice, she published under the name Anne Rice, except when writing erotic novels which were variously published under the names Anne Rampling and A.N Roquelaure.

  • Sorry, not correct.

    The correct answer is Anne Rice.

    Originally named after her father, Howard Allen Frances O’Brien adopted the name “Anne” on her first day of school to avoid being bullied. After marrying her husband Stan Rice, she published under the name Anne Rice, except when writing erotic novels which were variously published under the names Anne Rampling and A.N Roquelaure.

  • Correct!


    Originally named after her father, Howard Allen Frances O’Brien adopted the name “Anne” on her first day of school to avoid being bullied. After marrying her husband Stan Rice, she published under the name Anne Rice, except when writing erotic novels which were variously published under the names Anne Rampling and A.N Roquelaure.

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