What was the first Book to be turned into a movie?

Question: What was the first Book to be turned into a movie!?
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May be Ben Hur - 1907
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The first movie on Sherlock Holmes - 1900
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Snow White - 1902
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Romeo and Juliet (1908 film)
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Dr!. Jekyll and Mr!. Hyde (1908 film)
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The Birth of a Nation (also known as The Clansman), a silent film directed by D!. W!. Griffith, is one of the most influential and controversial of American motion pictures!. Set during and after the American Civil War, the film was based on Thomas Dixon's The Clansman, a novel and play, and was released on February 8, 1915!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

probably frankeinstein or dracula

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