William Blake: The Complete Poems – Book Review
Who knows poetry (English) and does not know William Blake? I bet the population of this lot must be meagre, negligible and, perhaps, non-existent. English poetry cannot be thought about…
Emma by Jane Austen – Book Review
Every reader of fiction who takes delight in reading classics must have read Emma, the masterpiece of early 19th-century literature. Emma, written by Jane Austen in 1815, is a novel…
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen – Book Review
Pride and Prejudice, a classic novel by Jane Austen, is a must-read for everyone! It is a timeless classic that is a great read for all ages. Not only because…
Palace Smash into Slum by Ashok Yeshuran Masilamani – Book Review
Indian English literature has witnessed a new trend. Many writers have started writing novellas. It is typically short in length, having the essential features of a novel. I have recently…
5 Classic novels you would never finish wilfully – opinion
There are times when we recommend books to read, this book or those books. There are times when we recommend classics to read. However, this is the first time, perhaps,…
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway – Review
A Farewell to Arms, written by Ernest Hemingway and published in 1929, is an American novel of the ‘novel on the rise’ era in the USA. The novel depicts many…
The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda: Review
What could be a better day than this to suggest, recommend and write about this collection – The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda published by Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata? Swami Vivekananda…
Ten Twentieth Century Indian Poets – R. Parthasarthy: Book Review
Indian English poetry is not full enough, rich enough and just not enough to be able to comprehend with all its might, qualities and bulk. Unlike Indian English novel, poetry…
Bacon’s Essays – Review
Francis Bacon is perhaps the most-debated essayist in the world (of course writing in the English language). He tried his hands in writing essays when England was bathing in the…
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe – Review
Chinua Achebe’s epoch-making novel, Things Fall Apart, was the first major work by an African writer that received immense fame worldwide. First published in 1958, Things Fall Apart announced the…
Jude the Obscure – Thomas Hardy – Review
Jude the Obscure is a novel written by Thomas Hardy and it was published as a novel form in the year 1895. Like many other novels by Thomas Hardy, Jude…
Far from the Madding Crowd – role of fate? Review
There are worlds beyond this world we live. The worlds outside this world are made of characters, stories and plots that bewilder us with their qualities, interesting twists and outcomes.…