Frankenstein’ was subtitled ‘The Modern Prometheus,’ providing insight into Shelley’s inspiration for the character.

In the story, Ishmael is the sole survivor of the Pequod. He narrates the story.

Grok means the ability to understand intuitively or through empathy. It was published in 1961.

In the original Broadway production, the characters were played by Burl Ives and Mildred Dunnock.

Dostoevsky’s ‘Crime and Punishment’ is about Raskolnikov who commits a cold-blooded murder and seeks sympathy from a prostitute as he is endlessly tortured by his conscience.

The boys used Piggy’s eyeglasses to start a fire. When the other tribe realizes this, they steal Piggy’s glasses, leaving him visually challenged.

The book is set in a world of endless war, omnipresent government surveillance and public manipulation where the authoritarian power persecutes individualism and thought crimes.

Prospero is the rightful Duke of Milan who plots to restore the throne for his daughter Miranda.

The line is from the poem ‘The Road not Taken,’ but many people are under the notion that it is a line from a novel.

The book started as a BBC radio comedy before the author developed it into a series of books.