Question

Michael Madhusudan Dutt published his first English poetry collection under a pseudonym. What was the name of this collection and the pen name he used?

• A. The Fallen Star under the name "Bard of Bengal"
• B. The Captive Ladie under the name "Timothy Penpoem"
• C. Sonnets from the Portuguese under the name "Elizabeth Barrett Browning"
• D. The Lily of the Valley under the name "Honore de Balzac"

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The Captive Ladie under the name "Timothy Penpoem"

MICHAEL MADHUSUDAN DUTT (1824 - 1873)

• Dutt was born in Sagardari, Bengal (now in Bangladesh), into a Western-educated Bengali family.

• Converted to Christianity to escape an arranged marriage Under the pen name Timothy Penpoem, he published The Captive Ladie (1849), his first English poetry collection.