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