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Ernest Hemingway wrote that all American literature derived from one book, Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In a similar sense, one could argue that modern English prose owes its debt to ...

IN all study of English literature, if there be any one axiom which may be accepted without question, it is that the ultimate standard of English prose style is set by the King James version of the ...

VERY much like the human body, English prose has to be kept trim and slim to command attention, to be credible, and to merit continuing interest. Compositions become unsightly and a pain to read when ...

A fine prose style, if we are veteran readers, and equal to it, affords one of the most delicious experiences in the whole world of art. It is so subtle and fastidious that it must be considered very ...

AMERICAN literature, excellent as it is by way of its poetry, is excellent much more by way of its prose. Received opinion, however, stands for the converse. Conscious that in emotion, invention, and ...

The Middle English prose "Brut" follows the biblical tradition of incorporating prophecy in its historical narrative. Merlin's prophecy forms an important part of the chronicle though it is set apart ...

In "Gandhi and Nehru: The Uses of English," an essay written by Sunil Khilnani from the 2010 collection of essays edited by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, A Concise History of Indian Literature in English, ...

CBSE Class 12 Term 2 English exam would be conducted on May 13, 2022. The students of class 12 are now in the last lap of their preparation. Check the most important questions from the English Core ...