Modern English Prose

This is a rare collection of selected pieces of prose including history, biography, fiction, essays and literary criticism. It deals with a wide range of interesting, stimulating, educative and informative prose pieces. Though most of the pieces of prose presented here were written in the beginning of the 19 century, they still retain their flavour and values which are worth clinging to in a human society. One can see a filigree of life and its fascinating facets depicted by the well-known contemporary writers. This book is a mine of interesting ideas related to different dimensions of human life, its vicissitudes, its unpredictable behaviour, its harsh realities and sweet dreams, its pristine past, exciting present and optimistic future. This collection takes us into the realms of fantasy, science, philosophy, politics, satire, humour, imagination, hopes, possibility and what not. The book contains representative prose pieces which would certainly interest not only general readers but also students of English literature, teachers, pedagogues and linguists.