Round 4: Tossup 17

In a novel by this author, a man suffocates after falling into the hold of a ship bound for India called the Swanhilda. One of this author’s protagonists plays “six mournful airs” on his concertina and keeps a canary caged in a “little gilt prison.” In a novel by this author, a painting in Cedarquist’s gallery inspires Presley to write the socialist poem “The Toilers.” This author’s novel The Pit appears in an incomplete trilogy called The Epic of the Wheat, (10[1])as does a (10[1])novel (10[1])about a feud between ranchers in the San Joaquin Valley and a railway company. (10[1])Erich von Stroheim’s film Greed was based on a novel by this author in which the protagonist’s wife Trina wins the lottery and Marcus handcuffs himself (10[1])to the title dentist in Death Valley. (10[1])For 10 points, name this author of The Octopus and McTeague. ■END■ (0[3])

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