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Shelley: Selected Poems and Prose
The English Romantic Period in literature featured a towering group of excellent poets: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats. If we add in forerunners Burns and Blake, we have perhaps an unmatchable collection of writers for any era. Of these, Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the brightest and best, coupling a giant intellect with a highly emotional and impetuous nature. He was always a champion of liberty, but was largely ignored when he tried to promote political and social reform. He was wise enough, however, to realize that his efforts were ineffective, and he chose instead, not to attempt to reshape society, but to transform the individual, to inspire his readers to a greater love of beauty, of nature, and especially of each other. To this end, he poured forth a profusion of gorgeous verse overflowing with brilliant imagery, all aimed at uplifting the good and the beautiful, the free and the loving, while denouncing the social forces that tended to suppress them. Unfortunately, it was Shelley?s fate to be misunderstood by the people of his own time. He was vilified as an evil influence, a free thinker and free lover whose ideas should be abhorred. He pictured himself in his poetic tribute to Keats, ?Adonais,? as an outcast or a martyr, a ?phantom among men, companionless,? bearing a brand upon his brow like that of Cain or of Christ. His life was unorthodox, but his nature was highly sympathetic and filled with devotion to those who were ground down by life and the pressures of a callous society. Perhaps the greatest testimonial was paid to him in letters written by Lord Byron (who, incidentally, disagreed with his political ideas): ?…he is, to my knowledge, the least selfish and the mildest of men–a man who has made more sacrifices of his fortune and feelings for others than any I ever heard of.? ?Shelley…was, without exception, the best and least selfish man I ever knew. I never knew one who was not a beast in comparison.? (Introduction by Leonard Wilson)
Sherlock Holmes Ki Lokpriya Kahaniyan by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
होम्स ने घंटी बजाते हुए जवाब दिया, ‘‘कुछ ठंडा मीट और एक गिलास बियर हो जाए, मैं इतना व्यस्त था कि मैं खाने के बारे में सोच भी न सका और मेरी आज की शाम के भी व्यस्त रहने की संभावना है। डॉक्टर, मुझे तुम्हारे साथ की जरूरत होगी।’’
‘‘मुझे इसमें खुशी होगी।’’
‘‘तुम्हें कानून तोड़ना बुरा तो नहीं लगेगा?’’
‘‘बिलकुल नहीं।’’
‘‘गिरफ्तार होने की संभावना से भी नहीं?’’
‘‘अच्छे कारण के लिए, बिलकुल नहीं।’’
‘‘हाँ, कारण तो बहुत ही अच्छा है।’’
‘‘तब तो मैं तुम्हारा ही आदमी हूँ।’’
‘‘मुझे यकीन था कि मैं तुम पर भरोसा कर सकता हूँ।’’
‘‘मगर, तुम चाहते क्या हो?’’
—इसी संग्रह से
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शेरलॉक होम्स की कहानियाँ दुनिया भर में जासूसी और साहसिक कारनामों के लिए जानी जाती हैं। कहानी के अंत तक रोमांच तथा सस्पेंस बना रहता है। बेहद पठनीय एवं रोमांच से भरपूर सर आर्थर कॉनन डॉयल सृजित पात्र शेरलॉक होम्स की लोकप्रिय कहानियों का पठनीय संग्रह।
Sherlock Holmes Stories 1
““Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it,” said C.S. Lewis, one of the greatest English writers of the medieval period. This book is a part of a set of ten books of the Greatest Classic Series containing thrilling and exciting stories with an amazing suspense and mystery surrounding each one of them that will arouse your curiosity and compel you to go through all the stories written by the world acclaimed author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who is known across the globe for creating one of the greatest detectives, the world has ever known by the name of Sherlock Holmes.
Actually, the entire classic series has been aimed to enrich the young minds with the wonderful assets of English language and literature and to develop their interest in understanding the language, inculcating in them the reading habits, particularly among the school- going children in the age group of 12 to 18 years studying in higher classes from standard seven to twelve.
This book contains an introductory page exclusively about the author, his brief life sketch, notable works and achievements along with word meanings of difficult words on each page marked and highlighted in the text for the students’ convenience and easy understanding of the story. There is also an Exercise part after each story titled as ‘An Understanding’ containing four or five Questions which the reader/student has to answer making the book all the more interesting and reader-friendly.
Therefore, these books are a must read for all the students, irrespective of their age, education and social background. Even the teachers may find it interesting and can recommend the books for the senior classes as supplementary reading.
Sherlock Holmes Stories 2
““Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it,” said C.S. Lewis, one of the greatest English writers of the medieval period. This book is a part of a set of ten books of the Greatest Classic Series containing thrilling and exciting stories with an amazing suspense and mystery surrounding each one of them that will arouse your curiosity and compel you to go through all the stories written by the world acclaimed author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who is known across the globe for creating one of the greatest detectives, the world has ever known by the name of Sherlock Holmes.
Actually, the entire classic series has been aimed to enrich the young minds with the wonderful assets of English language and literature and to develop their interest in understanding the language, inculcating in them the reading habits, particularly among the school- going children in the age group of 12 to 18 years studying in higher classes from standard seven to twelve.
This book contains an introductory page exclusively about the author, his brief life sketch, notable works and achievements along with word meanings of difficult words on each page marked and highlighted in the text for the students’ convenience and easy understanding of the story. There is also an Exercise part after each story titled as ‘An Understanding’ containing four or five Questions which the reader/student has to answer making the book all the more interesting and reader-friendly.
Therefore, these books are a must read for all the students, irrespective of their age, education and social background. Even the teachers may find it interesting and can recommend the books for the senior classes as supplementary reading.
Sherlock Holmes Stories 3
““Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it,” said C.S. Lewis, one of the greatest English writers of the medieval period. This book is a part of a set of ten books of the Greatest Classic Series containing thrilling and exciting stories with an amazing suspense and mystery surrounding each one of them that will arouse your curiosity and compel you to go through all the stories written by the world acclaimed author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who is known across the globe for creating one of the greatest detectives, the world has ever known by the name of Sherlock Holmes.
Actually, the entire classic series has been aimed to enrich the young minds with the wonderful assets of English language and literature and to develop their interest in understanding the language, inculcating in them the reading habits, particularly among the school- going children in the age group of 12 to 18 years studying in higher classes from standard seven to twelve.
This book contains an introductory page exclusively about the author, his brief life sketch, notable works and achievements along with word meanings of difficult words on each page marked and highlighted in the text for the students’ convenience and easy understanding of the story. There is also an Exercise part after each story titled as ‘An Understanding’ containing four or five Questions which the reader/student has to answer making the book all the more interesting and reader-friendly.
Therefore, these books are a must read for all the students, irrespective of their age, education and social background. Even the teachers may find it interesting and can recommend the books for the senior classes as supplementary reading.