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Selected Short Stories of Anton Chekhov book review

Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov – Modern Library Classics – Book Review

1 month ago

Anton Chekhov, often hailed as the master of the short story, occupies an unparalleled position in the realm of literature with his unparalleled ability to capture the nuances of human…

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Novel book review

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens – Book Review

Novels

2 months ago

I am not that guy who would read Dickens or any other Victorian novelist and pretend to be fascinated by every line. There were certain limitations. And admitting it might…

William Blake The Complete Poems Penguins Classics book review

William Blake: The Complete Poems – Book Review

Poetry

11 months ago

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 Jane Austen book review summary Indian Book Critics

Emma by Jane Austen – Book Review

Novels

12 months ago

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 book review Jane Austen Indian Book Critics

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen – Book Review

Novels

12 months ago

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

Novels

2 years ago

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 will never finish wilfully a list challenge

5 Classic novels you would never finish wilfully – opinion

Opinions

3 years ago

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 Hemingway book review

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway – Review

Novels

3 years ago

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…

Complete works of Swami Vivekananda book review

The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda: Review

Non-fiction

3 years ago

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 Parthasarathy R review

Ten Twentieth Century Indian Poets – R. Parthasarthy: Book Review

Poetry

3 years ago

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

Non-fiction

4 years ago

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 Chinua Achebe book review

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe – Review

Novels

4 years ago

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…