Students Academy: 216 books

The book has been specifically written to describe the Mau Mau Uprising in Africa. The novel also describes how an entire people had to face the astonishing dispossession of their ancestral land.While writing “Weep Not, Child”, Ngugi was studying at Makerere University.The story...

James Joyce, one of the most prominent Irish writers and thinkers, has given several masterpieces to English Literature. Joyce had started writing at a very early age. His writings are not so easy to understand, for they are full of wit and wisdom. One ought to read between the lines to get to the...

The book is set in the time period just before the First World War. The story revolves around the tragedy of Edward Ashburnham. The story chronicles the events which occur in the life of that soldier. It describes the seemingly perfect marriage of the soldier and the marriages of two of his American...

Positive or optimistic attitude happens to be the key to success and prosperity in life, however, most of people remain deprived of this virtue, for they seldom try to find or come across the sources which might inspire and motivate them. A person with a positive attitude can easily overcome...

Henry James, one of the greatest short story and novel writers, has produced such wonderful stories that readers from all age groups remain absorbed and entertained once they begin reading his stories. Though being an American writer, he spent a major part of his life in England. Henry James...

There are hundreds of Sanskrit terms which are frequently used by writers, poets, and scholars. This concise dictionary will acquaint you with the most common of those Sanskrit terms.

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,...

“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...

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...