Introduction to A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man First published back in 1916, the novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, was written by James Joyce, an Irish artist, author, and icon of a…
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Dracula
Introduction to Dracula This Gothic masterpiece of horror by Bram Stoker, Dracula, first appeared on the shelves in 1897 and instantly won recognition for the author, vying for long. Bram Stoker became a household name in Ireland and the world…
The Glass Menagerie
Introduction to The Glass Menagerie The Glass Menagerie is a memory play, written by a popular American writer, Tennessee Williams. The play was first staged in 1944 and became an instant hit, bringing fortune and popularity, both for the playwright…
Little Women
Introduction to Little Women A coming of the age novel, Little Women, was written by Louisa May Alcott, a popular American writer. The book was originally requested by the publisher after which Alcott wrote it in two volumes. The novel…
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Introduction to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was written by Mark Twain, the literary master from the United States. The book has never lost its freshness, and its forcefulness despite being written in the last…
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Introduction to The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X was written by Alex Haley in collaboration with Malcolm X the central character of the autobiography. It was released in 1965 in the United States and soon became…
Fahrenheit 451
Introduction to Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel, written by an American author, Ray Bradbury. It was published in the United States in 1953 and instantly became a textbook across the globe. Interestingly this novel declared to be…
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Introduction to The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hound of the Baskervilles was a third detective novel written by the most popular mystery and detective fiction writer, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It features the popular British detective, Sherlock Holmes as…
Robinson Crusoe
Introduction to Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe was written by Daniel Defoe, a canonical foundation in the art of novel and story writing. It was long considered a true story instead of a work of fiction, causing confusion about the author…
The Importance of Being Earnest
Introduction to The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest is a play. It was previously titled A Trivial Comedy for Serious People written by the popular British playwright and author, Oscar Wilde. It was first staged in…
A Doll’s House
Introduction to A Doll’s House A Doll’s House was first titled ‘Et dukkehjem’ and written in Danish by Henrik Ibsen. This masterpiece is a three-act play. It was first staged in Copenhagen in Denmark on 21 December 1879 in the…
Pygmalion
Introduction to Pygmalion The play, Pygmalion, was first premiered in 1913 in England. It was written by George Bernard Shaw, a masterpiece based on the Grecian myth of the same name, derived from the myth popular during the Victorian period.…
Catch-22
Introduction to Catch-22 Catch-22 is known as the leading anti-war fiction by Joseph Heller. It became popular, despite taking more than 8 years in writing. Joseph started this novel in 1953 and published it in 1961, setting the stage for…
Candide
Introduction to Candide Candide was written by the leading French enlightenment figure, Voltaire. It was published in French by its title Candide, ou l’Optimisme in 1759. Later, the novella was translated into English under the same title and was published…
Death of a Salesman
Introduction to Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman a play having “two acts and a requiem” is the masterpiece of Arthur Miller written in 1948 and produced in 1949. The popularity and success of the play demonstrate the…
The Handmaid’s Tale
Introduction to The Handmaid’s Tale The Handmaid’s Tale is written by the Canadian Nobel laureate, Margaret Atwood. It was published in 1985. This dystopian novel sets a new trend in postmodern, futuristic fiction by presenting a totalitarian regime of Gilead…
Gulliver’s Travels
Introduction to Gulliver’s Travels A very popular satire as well as one of the favorite children’s books, Gulliver’s Travels, is widely taught in schools and colleges as a syllabus book across the globe. Gulliver’s Travels was written by Jonathan Swift,…
Brave New World
Introduction to Brave New World Aldous Huxley’s dystopic novel, Brave New World, was published in 1932. It became an instant hit for the way it presented the futuristic world as amazing and stunning at that time when WWII was still…
The Jungle
Introduction to The Jungle The Jungle written by Upton Sinclair is an American novel that was published in 1906. It became a masterpiece of those times when the American landscape was witnessing a sea of changes in its economic and…
A Raisin in The Sun
Introduction to A Raisin in The Sun A Raisin in The Sun is a popular play by Lorraine Hansberry. It was performed for the first time in 1959. Hansberry has borrowed the title from a popular poem by Langston Hughes,…