[literature] do you know your fiction

Bonus point # Who is this man?

The following are examples of some of the odd incidents and episodes that often occur in the fictional world. Now, identify the works from which they come [half a mark each] plus their authors [the other half mark]: 1. An Irishman becomes so familiar with his bicycle that when cycling at speed the atomic structure of his body fuses with that of the bicycle frame. The other nine questions are here.