QUIZ: Authors insulting authors

“I am reading Proust for the first time. Very poor stuff. I think he was mentally defective.” — Evelyn Waugh

If you think that mud-slinging and name-calling in the arts is exclusive to the 21st century, think again.

Not only were famous authors of the past willing to drag the names of their contemporaries through the mud, they often did it with wit, flair and serious style.

Can you guess which authors were behind these legendary insults? Test yourself!