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George Orwell Bookshop Memories When I worked in a second-hand bookshop — so easily pictured, if you don’t work in one, as a kind of paradise where charming old gentlemen browse eternally among calf-bound folios — the thing that chiefly struck me was the rarity …
ICSE English Literature … Chief Seattle’s Speech Background .. The Americans that inhabit the United States of America today were not there before the early eighteenth century, nor was there a single unified country like the United States we see today. After the intrepid Spaniard …
The Heart of the Tree By Henry Cuyler Bunner Explanation … Written in very simple style, this poem celebrates the value of trees for the mankind. Tree-planting is a simple and noble practice which does a lot towards collective good. It is written in ABABBCCAA …
The Old man at the Bridge By Earnest Hemmingway A word about Hemingway .. This unassuming story teller is adored worldwide for his simple, free-flowing stories based on the most simple and mundane characters. This American literary icon’s ‘The Old Man and the Sea” has …
The Hearts and Hands by O. Henry A word about the author .. William Sydney Porter (pen name –O. Henry) is perhaps the most widely read short story teller of America. The stories are as gripping as they are spontaneous. However, they end abruptly, with …
The Bangle Sellers by Sarojini Naidu A word about the poet .. Sarojini Naidu was a multi-faceted talent. Born at a time India was in chains, with a society blighted by corrosive patriarchy, caste prejudices, and oppression of women, Sarojini Naidu made good use of …
A Face in the Dark by Ruskin Bond A word about the author .. Ruskin Bond is a story teller par excellence. An Englishman by birth, he chose to make India his homeland and his canvass to pant his imagery of astounding effect. He lived …
After Blenheim by Robert Southey Something about the background of the poem.. Historically, Europe has been a theater of strife, battles, and wars. Dukes, kings, and emperors fought wars from the safety of their palaces with no great reason, other than expanding their spheres of …
The Patriot by Robert Browning Introduction ……. Public emotions, as opposed to public opinion, are volatile. When manipulated cunningly, it sways the public mood, making people to behave in a mercurial manner. The consequences are deleterious for the society, as it fuels frenzied support to …
Television by Roald Dahl Roald Dahl(1916-1990) is one of the most prolific children’s books writer in English. He was a sprightly child who liked to play mischief with everyone around him. But, he loathed physical punishment at the hands of superiors and teacher. On one …