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This collection introduces famous characters created throughout the history of world literature who have left a deep impression on readers. It includes timeless characters such as Shakespeare's Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet, Cervantes' Don Quixote, and Carroll's Alice.
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<thead><tr><th>code</th><th>slug</th><th>name</th><th>description</th><th>author</th><th>genre</th><th>nationality</th><th>work</th><th>year</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td>001</td><td>hamlet</td><td>Hamlet</td><td>The protagonist of Shakespeare's tragedy 'Hamlet'. Prince of Denmark.</td><td>William Shakespeare</td><td>Tragedy</td><td>England</td><td>Hamlet</td><td>1603</td></tr>
<tr><td>002</td><td>sherlock-holmes</td><td>Sherlock Holmes</td><td>The protagonist of Arthur Conan Doyle's detective stories. A famous detective.</td><td>Arthur Conan Doyle</td><td>Detective Fiction</td><td>England</td><td>A Study in Scarlet, etc.</td><td>1887</td></tr>
<tr><td>003</td><td>elizabeth-bennet</td><td>Elizabeth Bennet</td><td>The protagonist of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'.</td><td>Jane Austen</td><td>Romance Novel</td><td>England</td><td>Pride and Prejudice</td><td>1813</td></tr>
<tr><td>004</td><td>don-quixote</td><td>Don Quixote</td><td>The protagonist of Cervantes' novel 'Don Quixote'. A visionary knight.</td><td>Miguel de Cervantes</td><td>Novel</td><td>Spain</td><td>Don Quixote</td><td>1605</td></tr>
<tr><td>005</td><td>alice</td><td>Alice</td><td>The protagonist of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.</td><td>Lewis Carroll</td><td>Children's Literature</td><td>England</td><td>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</td><td>1865</td></tr>
<tr><td>006</td><td>romeo-juliet</td><td>Romeo and Juliet</td><td>The protagonists of Shakespeare's tragedy 'Romeo and Juliet'.</td><td>William Shakespeare</td><td>Tragedy</td><td>England</td><td>Romeo and Juliet</td><td>1597</td></tr>
<tr><td>007</td><td>jay-gatsby</td><td>Jay Gatsby</td><td>The protagonist of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'.</td><td>F. Scott Fitzgerald</td><td>Novel</td><td>United States</td><td>The Great Gatsby</td><td>1925</td></tr>
<tr><td>008</td><td>huckleberry-finn</td><td>Huckleberry Finn</td><td>The protagonist of Mark Twain's 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'.</td><td>Mark Twain</td><td>Novel</td><td>United States</td><td>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</td><td>1884</td></tr>
<tr><td>009</td><td>frodo-baggins</td><td>Frodo Baggins</td><td>The protagonist of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings'. A hobbit.</td><td>J.R.R. Tolkien</td><td>Fantasy</td><td>England</td><td>The Lord of the Rings</td><td>1954</td></tr>
<tr><td>010</td><td>jean-valjean</td><td>Jean Valjean</td><td>The protagonist of Victor Hugo's 'Les Misérables'.</td><td>Victor Hugo</td><td>Novel</td><td>France</td><td>Les Misérables</td><td>1862</td></tr></tbody>
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