A Christmas Carolย by Charles Dickens

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 Scroogeโ€™s Counting House, Scroogeโ€™s Home, Bob Cratchitโ€™s home, assorted places throughout Scrooges childhood like the schoolhouse and the Fizziwigโ€™s place โ€ฆ Read more

Edgar Allen Poe โ€“ The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Edgar Allen Poe โ€“ 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 the actual murders. Clearly, Auguste โ€ฆ Read more

That Pagli โ€“ Summary and Model Question Answers

About the Story โ€œThat Pagliโ€ provides a peep into the village life and its ways more particularly the status of the domestic cow that became a centre of attraction and concern for everyone. Pagli was the tamed but naughty cow in the narratorโ€™s family. It liked to graze liberally in open fields and was particularly โ€ฆ Read more

The Postmaster- Summary and Questions and Answers

About the Story โ€œThe Postmasterโ€ gives a very touching account of the loneliness of a city-bred man who was appointed as a postmaster in a remote and lonely village. He felt like a fish out of water. Gradually, he developed an affectionate relationship with his maid Ratan. He would often talk about his family life โ€ฆ Read more

The Inventor Who Kept His Promise โ€“ Summary, Theme and Questions

THE INVENTOR WHO KEPT HIS PROMISE Thomas Alva Edison is one of the greatest scientists the world has ever produced. He was born in 1847 in Milan, USA, and is regarded as the man of many inventions. Whenever you turn on the lights in your home, or turn on a record player, you remember the โ€ฆ Read more

Under the Banyan Tree โ€“ Summary and Model Question Answers

About the Story โ€œUnder the Banyan Treeโ€ is a very interesting story that deals with life in a small Indian village. The writer brings out sharply before us the poverty and drabness of rural life but also puts before us the human qualities of simplicity, trust and affection which this life fosters. The central character โ€ฆ Read more

The Big Silver Rupee Questions and Answers

The Big Silver Rupee A) Answer these questions: Q. 1.What did Gangadharโ€™s father give him? Why was he surprised? Ans. Gangadharโ€™s father gave him a big silver coin. He was surprised because in those days parents didnโ€™t believe in spoiling their children by giving them money. Q. 2. How did we know that Gangadharโ€™s father โ€ฆ Read more

A Handful of Dates By Tayeb Salih: Summary, Theme, Characterisation and Title

The short story was published, originally in Arabic in 1964, in a collection of stories โ€œThe Wedding of Zein.โ€ The action of this story, as with many of the stories written by Tayeb Salih, occurs in the fictional setting of the village of Wad Hamid, which is in Central Sudan. Though the story is quite brief, it exhibits a lot of themes of interest and applicability to people of all cultures and ideologies.

Coin Driver by Cyprian Ekwensi : Summary and Questions

Coin Driver by Cyprian Ekwensi : Summary and Questions 2

Summary of Coin by Cyprian Ekwensi โ€œCoin Driverโ€ is a beautiful love story by the famous Nigerian writer Cyprian Ekwensi. It is about a poor coin driver named Charlie, who tried very hard to win the heart of Nancy, a beautiful lady who sang like a canary, on the Atlantic shore of Freetown in Sierra โ€ฆ Read more

Glittering City by Cyprian Ekwensi : Summary, Review and Questions

Glittering City by Cyprian Ekwensi : Summary, Review and Questions 3

Glittering City by Cyprian Ekwensi Introduction: Glittering City is set in the city of Lagos in the year 1960. This short story is written by the prolific Nigerian author Cyprian Ekwensi (1921-2007) who is considered to be one of the fathers of the modern West African novel. The story was first published in 1966. Glittering โ€ฆ Read more