Raja Sharma: 876 books

It is a three-act play, and the entire action takes just one night in the year 1912. The Birling family happens to be the focus of the play, and it revolves around them. They are a rich middle-class family. The Birlings live in a luxurious and comfortable house in Brumley, a big industrial...

Technology, probability, and logic rule the world view of the protagonist, but a sequence of incredible coincidences challenge his world view.The novel seems to be a little autobiographical, but less than the author’s other works. Walter Faber has some obvious similarities to Max Frisch,...

Asian Cuisine is known for its flavour and taste, for it includes various oriental spices and herbs. The aroma wafting from the Asian dishes can very easily lure anyone.The mouthwatering dishes from Asia, especially India, are savored by millions of people all over the world.In this...

“The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale” by Joseph Conrad was first published in 1907. The novel is focused upon the life of Mr. Verloc and his job as a spy.The story is set in London in 1886. Most of the novels written by Joseph Conrad tell his typical tales of seafaring, but “The Secret Agent”...

“Anna Karenina” is considered and regarded as one of the best realistic fiction ever written. Even Tolstoy said that “Anna Karenina” was his first true novel, and he added that “War and Peace” was more than a novel. There is an incident when Tolstoy met Pushkin at a dinner. Tolstoy...

The novel “Love Medicine” opens with the scene of a death. June Morrissey freezes to death while she happens to be on her way home to the reservation. June dies as the novel opens; her figure continues to hold the novel together.Likewise, there is a love triangle among Lulu, Maris, and...

“The School for Scandal” written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan was first enacted on 8th of March, 1777, in London at Drury Lane Theatre. The prologue of the play was written by David Garrick. Through this prologue, David Garrick commends the play, the characters, and Richard Brinsley Sheridan...

Wars have been an inevitable part of human world, for humans are prone to conflicts, arguments, fights, and wars. We have already fought two World Wars and then there have been several other wars such as Vietnam War, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, and so on.This book includes the introduction and...

The title “Dandelion Wine” refers to a wine that is made with the petals of dandelion and some other ingredients, most preferably citrus fruit. The protagonist’s grandfather used to prepare this wine. The wine has been used as a metaphor for packing all of the joys of summer into a single bottle.Douglas...

In Italian language “Bel Canto” means “beautiful singing.” There are various other similar constructions in Italian. Bel Canto happens to be an Italian opera term. There are several different meanings and it can be interpreted differently according to the situations it has been used...

The protagonist is highly inspired when his doctor informs him that insomnia is not suffering. He begins to find his comfort by impersonating a very gravely sick person in many support groups.Once, he comes across a mysterious man called Tyler Durden. The protagonist is impressed by the man...

The story revolves around the conflicting loves and lives of Gudrun and Ursula, the Brangwen sisters. Gudrun happens to be an artist. She has a destructive relationship with Gerald Crich, who happens to be an industrialist. On the other hand, Ursula loves Rupert Birkin, who is an intellectual....

“Shane” by Jack Schaefer was first published in 1946 as a series of three parts in a magazine called “Argosy.”When the novel was published in the magazine, it was titled ‘Rider from Nowhere.’ Later on it was published as a complete novel with the title “Shane.”The book...

“The Last Man” by Mary Shelley was first published in 1826. It is an apocalyptic science fiction novel.The story is set in a world in future. The future world has been ravaged by a plague. The story basically describes the fate of the human generation in future.When the novel was...