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Character Sketch of Hassan #1 Hassan was the ship Ranaganji’s Serang (an Asian head of the lascar crew). The ship was sailing from Liverpool to India. He was a squat, extremely unattractive indigenous seaman, with short legs and a huge, disproportionate head. He was a devout Muslim. He was born in Punjab and then relocated … Read more
The Race by Nisha Punjab About the Author Nisha Punjabi is a freelance writer based in Lucknow, India. She holds degrees in English Literature and Economics. From 2004 to 2005, she worked as a freelancer for the Lucknow Times, a daily magazine published by The Times of India. The learner is introduced to Nisha Punjabi … Read more
Character Sketch of Tarun #1 Tarun is a typical child who is constantly criticised for his low marks by his parents. He is frequently referred to as the family’s “black sheep.” His confidence has been shattered by the realisation that he is inept at everything. However, he is adamant about becoming a fast runner. By … Read more
Character Sketch of Maggie 1# Alice Margaret Clifford is one of the vivacious characters in Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay’s story ‘The Price of Flowers.’ Maggie is a small child who encounters the thorns of life at a young age. She is in her thirteenth or fourteenth year. Her eyes are huge and round. Her life’s adversity … Read more
Thomas Hardy as a Novelist As with the majority of his earlier novels, poetry, and short stories, Hardy set his “Novels of Character and Environment,” in and around Dorchester (‘Casterbridge’), near his boyhood home at Bockhampton on the outskirts of ‘Egdon’ Heath. While both Anthony Trollope (181582) and George Eliot (1819–80) employed rural locations in … Read more
The Mysterious Picture by Charles De Coster About the Author Charles De Coster (1827–79) was born in Munich. He is widely regarded as the father of Belgian literature. His magnum opus is The Legend of Tyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak (1867), a sixteenth-century romance that was scarcely read in Belgium due to its failure to … Read more
Character sketch of Tyl Tyl was an accomplished painter. he hopped from one courthouse to another on Jeff, his donkey. He is slender and resembles a skeleton. A feathered hat is usually on his head. When the situation calls for it, he uses his intellect like a sage. A good sense of humour is evident … Read more
Summary of Wings of Fire Introduction Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, (born October 15, 1931 in Rameswaram, India – died July 27, 2015 in Shillong), was an Indian scientist and politician who was instrumental in developing India’s missile and nuclear weapons programmes. He served as India’s president from 2002 until 2007. He was a visionary … Read more
‘Any Woman,’ by Katharine Tynan, is a truly moving poem that honours mothers’ selfless devotion. It informs us of the concerns, fears, and responsibilities that women everywhere undergo in order to keep their houses in order. Additionally, the poem expresses Tynan’s perspective of motherhood as the highest gift for which she would cheerfully accept a … Read more
Watchman of the Lake – Summary “Watchman of the Lake” is a stunning dramatic adaptation of R.K. Narayan’s storey, which recounts the legend of a great rustic Mara making a supreme sacrifice for the conservation of a lake and the lives that depended on it for survival. Additionally, this drama emphasises the priceless gift of … Read more
Character Sketch of Taplow Taplow was sixteen years old. He was in the lower fifth grade at the time. His talk with Frank reveals his preferences and dislikes. It also informs us about Crocker-Harris. Taplow wished to pursue a career in science. He disliked the arts, particularly the play ‘Agamemnon.’ He thought the play was … Read more
Introduction The Paycock and Juno is Sean O’Casey’s tragic-comic masterpiece. It is the second play in his “Dublin Trilogy” which also includes The Shadow of a Gunman and The Plough and the Stars. In Greek mythology, Juno is the goddess of the home. She was delivered on the back of a peacock-drawn chariot. Jove, commonly … Read more
