Which of the names differs from the rest? (A) Walter Scott (B) Arthur Conan Doyle (C) Robert Stevenson (D) George Bernard Shaw

Which of the names differs from the rest? (A) Walter Scott (B) Arthur Conan Doyle (C) Robert Stevenson (D) George Bernard Shaw
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D (D is an Irish dramatist; the rest are Scottish writers.)
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