Showing posts with label English Classics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English Classics. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

And Then There Were None ( Agatha Christie )


 Then There Were None is a very refreshing read that is a must-read for any mystery book fanatic. It is no wonder that the novel has lasting influence, even decades after publication. The plot is well-crafted, the ending is unexpected, and behind it all are key societal themes. Nothing less than a true gem.

The Little Prince ( Antoine de Saint-Exupéry )


 The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a timeless classic that tells the story of a young prince who travels from planet to planet, learning valuable life lessons along the way. It is a poignant tale that explores the importance of human connections and the beauty of innocence.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Memoirs of Jahangir (Jahangir Nama)



Jahangir Nama

The Jahangirnama — the personal memoirs of Jahangir, fourth Mughal emperor of India—is a work of intensely alert observation and probing intelligence. Jahangir's great-grandfather, Babur, had written the Bahunicvna, the first true autobiography in the Islamic world, which described frankly and with immense insight the political turmoil, actions, and personalities that had brought the Mughals from Central Asia into India.




Monday, January 16, 2017

Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)

Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)

Brave New World is a novel written in 1931 by Aldous Huxley and published in 1932. Set in London in the year AD 2540 (632 A.F.—"After Ford"—in the book), the novel anticipates developments in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation, and classical conditioning that combine profoundly to change society. Huxley answered this book with a reassessment in an essay, Brave New World Revisited (1958), and with Island (1962), his final novel.

The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)

The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)

The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald's magnum opus, The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream.