Student World: 43 books

This is not the original text of the play "The Way of the World." If you want to read the original text, please don't download this book. The present study guide includes introduction, plot overview, analysis of major characters, complete summary, and critical analysis. This book...

Hundreds of worlds in English language have been borrowed from Hindi, Urdu, and Sanskrit languages. Several of the Hindi and Urdu words have originally come from Sanskrit. These words got included in the English lexicon without being translated or altered, following almost the same sound and...

It is known that the Holy Bible contains about five hundred proverbs. In the same way, almost every culture in the world has its own examples of unique proverbs which later got translated into several other languages. It is not an easy task to define a ‘proverb.’ Archer Taylor’s classic...

“The Three Day Road” by Joseph Boyden was first published on 17th of March, 2005. The narrative revolves around two major characters, Xavier and Elijah. They happen to be two young Cree men who volunteer for the war. In the war, they serve as snipers. Before telling about the novel, it...

The story opens in Zimbabwe. Darling happens to be ten years old at the beginning of the novel. She finds it difficult to navigate a world of degradation and chaos with her friends. In the later part of the novel, she is a teenager in the Midwest United States. In the United States, she joins...

“Orlando” is considered a highly talked-about feminist classic. Several scholars of women’s writings and gender and transgender studies have written extensively about this novel. For several decades after its publication the book remained at the centre of literary debates across the world. The...

“To Kill a Mockingbird” describes a tragic incident of rape and racial inequality, but it is also known for the warmth and humour that the author has added so skillfully to the novel. Atticus Finch is the protagonist of the novel. He happens to be the narrator’s father. It is generally...

“The Graveyard Book” by Neil Gaiman was first published in 2006. It is a children’s fantasy novel. The book drew a lot of critical acclaim and most of the reviews were highly positive. The book was the winner of both the British Carnegie Medal and the American Newbery Medal in the year...

“The Silver Sword” by Ian Serraillier was first published in England in 1956. It is a children’s classic novel. The book was reprinted in 1960. The book was published in the United States under the title “Escape From Warsaw.” The book became very popular soon after its publication. According...

“My Brilliant Friend” by Elena Ferrante was first published in 2012. It happens to be the first novel in “Neapolitan Quartet,” a four part series. The other three novels in the series are The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, and The Story of the Lost Child, published...

“Homeless Bird” by Gloria Whelan was first published in 2000. Soon after its publication, the book became very popular. It was the winner of “Books for the Teen Age Award” in 2001 and “National Book Award” in 2000. The story revolves around a thirteen-year-old girl named Koly. She...

The present novel “A Thousand Splendid Suns” is the author’s second novel that was published in 2007. It is primarily the story of two women, Mariam and Laila. Mariam happens to be an illegitimate child. She has to suffer from the stigma that surrounded her birth. Not only this, she has to endure...

आपने शायद बहुत से किस्से सुने होंगे जिन्होंने आपको बहुत प्रभावित और प्रेरित किया होगा. धार्मिक कथाएं, लोक कथाएं, किवदंतियां,...

आपने शायद बहुत से किस्से सुने होंगे जिन्होंने आपको बहुत प्रभावित और प्रेरित किया होगा. धार्मिक कथाएं, लोक कथाएं, किवदंतियां,...