Jimmy Valentine Summary by O Henry O HENRY AND MODERN SHORT STORY Someone wrote that O Henry was the American answer to the French legendary story-teller, the noted maestro Maupassant. Indeed, in the genre of short story O Henry’s name is uttered in the same breath with short stories remain still very popular for … Read more
Leela’s Friend Summary by R K Narayan V S Naipal, the Nobel laureate writer of Indian origin called R K Narayan as ‘The master of small things.’ He wants to mean that through his creation RK Narayan tells about the lives of common men and everyday affairs. The famous collection of his short stories … Read more
Brotherhood Summary by Octavio Paz Octavio Paz & Littary Along with Pablo Neruda, Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Jorge Luis Borges, Octavio Paz is considered one of the cornerstones of 20th century Latin American literature. Mainly a poet and a critic Octavio Paz, like most of his illustrious continental contemporaries was quintessentially … Read more
Daybreak Summary By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Simplicity of Longfellow’s Poem Though the modern critics have labelled him as a children’s poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is still today one of the most widely read American poets. It is the simplicity of the theme and the diction which has made him endearing to the modern … Read more
The Sick Rose Summary by William Blake Rare Mysticism of Blake – William Blake’s position among the English poets is unique. He is a class by himself. Though he is considered one of the major poets among the precursors of the great Romantic Movement, Blake does not belong to any literary tradition before or … Read more
Noble Lecture Summary by Mother Teresa HER OWN ADMISSION ‘By blood, I am Albanian. By Citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus.’ HER ADVENT IN KOLKATA This luminous messenger of … Read more
