In this section, you will find the amazing short stories that own the power to change your behaviour in a positive direction.
Introduction ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ by R. K. Narayan is a story deals with a day’s events in the life of a good for nothing fellow turned into an astrologer to earn his bread and butter. A single day brings in his drastic past back before him but being a smart…
The Homecoming By Arun Joshi Introduction “The Homecoming,” one of Joshi’s most memorable stories, addresses the theme of an unsuccessful arrival of a young military officer who had just returned from the Bangladesh war to his hometown, most likely Delhi. It describes the failure of an individual, a war survivor,…
Q. Discuss the significance of Act I of The Merchant of Venice. Ans: The first act is significant in all Shakespeare’s plays. Thye first act introduces all the major characters of the play. Here, shakespeare has also introduced the main plot of the play alongwith the sub-plot. Antonio and Bassanio…
INTRODUCTION In this lesson, we will read the short story, A Cup of Tea, by Mansfield, who, despite being a New Zealander, is now accepted in the domain of English writers. She found her forte in the short story which is often seen as the occasional by-product of the novel.…
INTRODUCTION This lesson will introduce you to “Odour of Chrysanthemums” one of the best stories of D.H. Lawrence. Best known for his novels, Lawrence was also an accomplished poet, short story writer, essayist, critic and travel writer. The controversial themes for which he is remembered (namely the celebration of sensuality…
What is a Fable? This lesson aims to introduce you to the literary genre, namely, fable by dealing with three selected fables by Aesop. As discussed in the previous lesson, the fables serve as specimens of early short stories. Before we start discussing the three selected fables, we must understand…
What is Short Story? INTRODUCTION Everyone loves a good story. You must have listened to your grandmother’s stories on cold wintry nights and felt happy or sad on hearing it. A story sometimes takes you to a world other than the one that you are living in and you are…
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens This story takes place in London, England. The time is winter and it starts the day before Christmas, also known as Christmas Eve. The settings of the book include Scrooge’s Counting House, Scrooge’s Home, Bob Cratchit’s home, assorted places throughout Scrooges childhood like the…
Edgar Allen Poe – The Murders in the Rue Morgue Background to the story The Murders in the Rue Morgue is sometimes described as the first detective story, and the storey itself is unlike the horror stories with which Edgar Allan Poe is usually associated, apart from the horror of…
