The Heritage of India A.L.Basham Part 1   A.L.Basham  Additional English 1 A.L.Basham -The Heritage of India.  (Property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance) Introduction A. L. Basham (Athur/Lewellyn/Basham) Arthur Llewellyn Basham (24 May 1914 – 27 January 1986) was a noted historian,  Indologist  and author of a number of books. As a Professor at the  School of Oriental and African Studies ,  London  in the 1950s and the 1960s, he taught a number of famous Indian historians, including Professors  R.S. Sharma ,  Romila Thapar    A. K. Narain  and  V. S. Pathak .   Born                     24 May 1914  Loughton ,  Essex ,  England Died                      27 January 1986 (aged...

A Ghost Story Mark Twain  Explanation Additional English Mark Twain Introduction Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was lauded as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), [4] the latter often called "The Great American Novel".    A Ghost Story Theme Twain's ghost story begins like many other ghost stories: His narrator is alone in a dark room and he hears and sees odd phenomena that he begins to suspect are supernatural. While he does actually encounter a ghost, Twain uses this particular ghost to mock superstition and expose greed.    A Ghost Story Explanation  I took a large room, far up Broadway, in a huge old building ...

  A Ghost Story -  Mark  Twain Mark  Twain Introduction Samuel Langhorne Clemens  (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his  pen name  Mark Twain, was an American writer,  humorist , entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was lauded as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," and  William Faulkner  called him "the father of  American literature ". His novels include  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer  (1876) and its sequel, the  Adventures of Huckleberry Finn  (1884), the latter often called " The Great American Novel ".   A Ghost Story  Theme Twain's ghost story  begins like many other ghost stories: His narrator is alone in a dark room and he hears and sees odd phenomena that he begins to suspect are supernatural. While he does actually encounter a ghost, Twain uses this particular ghost to mock superstition and expose greed....

The Model Millionaire Explanation Part 2 The Model Millionaire   Oscar Wilde  Additional English Sem 1  Second Story Introduction The short story ‘The Model Millionaire’ was written by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). He was a famous Irish writer. In this story Oscar Wilde describe about a boy Hughie Erskine who was a young man of good profile. His financial status was very low as he had no profession. He tried his hand in different profession to earn money but was not successful. So the author referred him as “a delightful, ineffectual young man with a perfect profile and no profession” The Model Millionaire - Oscar Wilde Explanation part 2 The old man started, and a faint smile flitted across his withered lips. 'Thank you, sir,' he said, 'thank you.' Then Trevor arrived, and Hughie took his leave, blushing a little at what he had done. He spent the day with Laura, got a charming scolding for his extravagance, and had to walk home. That night he strolled into the Palette Cl...

The Model Millionaire Explanation Part 1 The Model Millionaire   Oscar Wilde  Additional English Sem 1  Second Story Introduction The short story ‘The Model Millionaire’ was written by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). He was a famous Irish writer. In this story Oscar Wilde describe about a boy Hughie Erskine who was a young man of good profile. His financial status was very low as he had no profession. He tried his hand in different profession to earn money but was not successful. So the author referred him as “a delightful, ineffectual young man with a perfect profile and no profession” The Model Millionaire - Oscar Wilde Explanation Part 1 Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow. Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession of the unemployed. The poor should be practical and prosaic. It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating. These are the great truths of modern life which Hughie Erskine never realised. Poor Hughie!...

The Model Millionaire   Oscar Wilde  Additional English Sem 1  Second Story Oscar Wilde Introduction The British author Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900) was part of the "art for art's sake" movement in English literature at the end of the 19th century. He is best known for his brilliant, witty comedies. Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, on Oct. 16, 1854. His father, Sir William Wilde, was a well-known surgeon; his mother, Jane Francisca Elgee Wilde, wrote popular poetry and prose under the pseudonym Speranza. For three years Wilde was educated in the classics at Trinity College, Dublin, where he began to attract public attention through the eccentricity of his writing and his style of life. Theme The main  themes  of the short story “ The Model Millionaire ” by Oscar Wilde are: Wealth. Morality and Beauty. Class consciousness. The  story's  focus on the ideas of the perception of class, beauty, wealth, and generosity make...