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“The History of Rasselas: Prince of Abissinia” by Samuel Johnson was first published In April 1759. The book was originally titled “The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale.”It is said that Samuel Johnson had written it in only one week because he needed money to pay for his mother’s funeral....

It is a coming-of-age epistolary novel that is basically focused on an introverted teenage boy named Charlie.Charlie is the protagonist and narrator of the novel; he is quite introvert. The story describes Charlie’s experiences in a series of letters which are written to a person who is a...

How aesthetically realistic and imaginative a writer can be is obvious in the works of John Steinbeck, one of the most famous American writers. His keen social perception and sympathetic humor distinguish him from several other contemporary writers. Owing to his creative power he could very...

The story is set in the near future. The place was formerly the United States of America, but now it is called the Republic of Gilead. It happens to be a theocratic military dictatorship. The Republic lies within the borders of what was formerly the US.As the book opens, an organized terrorist...

“What Is the What” by Dave Eggers was first published in 2006. The novel is subtitled “The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng.”The story in the novel is based on the real life story of Valentino Achak Deng. The story describes his struggles and how he overcame them. Achak Deng was...

Not many female writers have contributed so much to the world literature as Jane Austen has. She is undoubtedly one of the most famous female writers. She has been a favorite of not only female but male readers and even today her books are sold in large numbers. One can only marvel at her genius...

The author describes how he was brainwashed by the army and they taught him the use of guns and drugs.In one year with the army he experienced a lot of bloodshed and violence in which he also took part.When he was sixteen years old, he was removed from his army unit by UNICEF. He was...

The book is inspired by the colorful history of the author's father and his family. It very successfully evokes Georgia at the beginning of the 20th century. “Cold Sassy Tree” is not a biographical account of the author’s own family.Will Tweedy, the central character and the protagonist...

It was very common in that period to accuse women of practicing witchcraft and infidelity. The novel provides highly effective examples of the punishment that was meted out to the accused women.When the book was first published, it was immediately accepted by an incredibly large number of readers...

Australians use a lot of slang words and expressions as if they were using code words. Some of these words are quite frequently used in movies and spoken by Australian sports commentators. Australian slang is also called 'Strine' which is what some Australians call each other. The way...

“Salvage the Bones” by Jesmyn Ward was first published in 2011. The book won the National Book Award for Fiction in the same year. At the centre of the novel the plight of a working class African American family living in New Orleans is there.The announcements having been made that Hurricane...

“Flight” is written from the perspective of a first person. It has conversational tone. The inclusion of humor and abrupt confrontation makes the story more interesting and meaningful.Taking its momentum from the historical events, the story moves from present to past and then back to present,...

The main story is about the lives of the Mirabal sister, but along with their stories a fictionalized account of the revolutionary activity is also present in the book. Besides the Mirabal sisters, the story also tells about their families and compatriots in the Dominican Republic during the Trujillo...

“A View from the Bridge” by Arthur Miller is a two-act play. It was first staged on 29th of September, 1955, as a one-act verse drama on Broadway.The play failed miserably, and consequently Miller revised the play and rewrote in two acts. It was highly successful and became very popular...