I have been writing an essay all afternoon so I need to entertain myself. You too, I hope.

Those following the WOOLF FOR DUMMIES course had better be sitting up straight and paying attention.

1. What was the name of the holiday house and the town in Cornwall where Virginia Stephen stayed with her family every summer ?

2. What is the title of the only novel Leonard Woolf wrote ?

3. Name two of the apprentices the Woolfs employed at the Hogarth Press and who subsequently went on to become Men of Letters.

4. In which seaside town is JACOB`S ROOM partly set ?

and so to Shakespeare. These are taken from WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. THE QUIZ BOOK, compiled by the SP, with wood engravings by John Lawrence, published by Long Barn and a snip at £5.

a. Who lost his leg in a sea fight ?

b. Who was "from his mother`s womb, untimely ripped" ?

c. How does Ariel travel ?

d. Which king suffers from a fistula ?

e.Who enters cross-garter`d and wearing yellow stockings ?

f. Who exits pursued by a bear ?

and finally, can you answer these ? Extra brownie points here.

1. What was the name of Ruth`s husband and how did he die ?

2. What was the name of the house to which Kingshaw and his mother came one summer ?

3. Two young soldiers in the First World War became intimate friends - who lived and who died ?

4. Who lived at Eel Marsh House ?

5. Who fell in love with Kitty ?

Big prizes involved here. And you are on your honour not to Google. Cubs/Brownies Honour. Delete where appropriate.