The Little House series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, including perhaps the most famous Little House on the Prairie, tell the story of her childhood in the American West. How autobiographical are they, really? How closely do they stick to her real experiences, and how much of the writing is ...

Can't recall the name of the book that I read being a kid about a decade ago. It's written by a renowned English author who grew up as a blue-collar labor worker in 19th or 20th century England. As a matter of fact, he materialized many of his experiences in another book, which talks about a youn...

Robert Louis Stevenson's famous novel Treasure Island opens somewhere in Britain, at and around the Admiral Benbow inn. Where exactly is this meant to be? It seems to be relatively near to Bristol, so I'd guess somewhere in the West Country of England. I've also heard it said that it's meant to ...

In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time one of the characters, Mrs Alexander, reveals to Christopher that his mother and Mr Shears were having an affair. Later, however, she seems surprised when Christopher reveals that his mother isn't, in fact, dead. If she was aware of such an in...

During Dijkstra's visit to Pont Vanis to see king Esterad, the former calls Yennefer a traitor, to which the king retorts that she's not, and that he can provide relevant proof. How does king Esterad know Yennefer is not a traitor, and what kind of proof did he have?