The Last Lesson About the author – Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) was a French novelistand short-story writer. The Last Lesson is set in thedays of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) in whichFrance […]
An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum About the poet – Stephen Spender (1909-1995) was an English poet andan essayist. He left University College, Oxford withouttaking a degree and went […]
Lost Spring Stories of Stolen Childhood Stories About the author – Anees Jung (1964) was born in Rourkela and spenther childhood and adolescence in Hyderabad. Shereceived her education in Hyderabad […]
Deep Water About the author – William Douglas (1898-1980) was born in Maine,Minnesota. After graduating with a Bachelors of Artsin English and Economics, he spent two years teachinghigh school in […]
My Mother at Sixty-six About the poetKamala Das (1934-2009) was born in Malabar, Kerala.She is recognised as one of India’s foremost poets. Herworks are known for their originality, versatility andthe […]
The Rattrap authorSelma Lagerlof (1858-1940) was a Swedish writer whosestories have been translated into many languages. Auniversal theme runs through all of them — a beliefthat the essential goodness in […]
