This book has been written in a simple language keeping students point of view which will encourage better comprehension. Considering the vast area that the University of Mumbai covers, we attempted to keep the language and style as simple and lucid, we decided to provide notes and brief summary to short stories, essay and novels. This book has been divided into three units, dealing with essay, short stories and novels. We are sure that this book will help in the smooth transition to the graduation level of the students.
This book Useful for Arts students.
Unit 1: Terms:
Section A: Elements of Novel and Short Story
1. Plot
2. Character
3. Setting
4. Narrative
5. Theme
6. Point of View
Section B: Types of Novel
1. Bildungsroman
2. Picaresque Novel
3. Epistolary Novel
4. Stream-of-Consciousness Novel
5. Novel of Social Reality
6. Psychological Novel
7. Historical Novel
8. Science Fiction
9. Gothic Novel
10. Graphic Novel
Unit 2: Short Stories:
1. O’Henry : “The Last Leaf”
2. H.H. Munro : “The Open Window”
3. Oscar Wilde : “ The Nightingale and the Rose”
4. Edgar Allan Poe : “The Tell-tale Heart”
5. Katherine Mansfield : “The Doll’s House”
6. Kate Chopin : “The Story of an Hour”
Unit 3: Novel:
1. Jane Austen: ‘Pride and Prejudice’
OR
2. Robert Louis Stevenson: ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’