You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
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Question: Category: THE ENGLISH MONARCH SPEAKS 
Clue: She warned her council who were against her moves on Mary Queen of Scots, "I will make you shorter by a head"

Answer: elizabeth i


Question: Category: NOVELISTS 
Clue: This novelist's youthful voyages provided the basis for such works as "Lord Jim" & "Typhoon"

Answer: conrad


Question: Category: CHINA PATTERNS 
Clue: "Colorful" nickname of Mao Zedong's book, of which 720 million copies were published between 1964 & '67

Answer:
the little red book